Woman who transitioned to male at 16 during ‘chaotic time’ sues doctors who gave her double mastectomy

Luka Hein , now 21 , is suing the doctors who performed a double mastectomy on her when she was just 16 .

She says she was going through a tough time emotionally as a teenager, when her parents were getting a divorce and she was forced to split her time between two households.

Hein then met with doctors at the University of Nebraska Medical Center , who she claims coerced her into undergoing “top” surgery and started her on hormone treatments.

She is now seeking financial compensation from the medical center and “accountability for the fact that these [doctors] put me through this,” she said.

Luka Hein was left with pain in her joints, lumbar spine, hands, wrists, elbows and pelvic area, the lawsuit says.

The lawsuit also argues that the doctors should have noticed there were several red flags about Hein ’s gender dysphoria claims, including her past mental health hospitalizations, her online encounter with an older man, and the family pressures she was facing.