I think if he'd have had a gender dysphoria he'd follow my advice anyways
Seriously, it's weird how many negative replies this thread received because he said he wants to look beautiful.
Almost everyone I know wants to look beautiful, people take ask in the skin & hair forums to look beautiful by reducing wrinkles, skin discoloration and many other stuff.
It would probably be natural for people on imminst to want to look "special" in a way, considering probably most of the users here want to live forever.
Does it conflict with cancer patients in any way? Of course not!
It is not the cosmetic people who treat cancer patients. people who want cosmetics can donate money to cancer foundations just like anyone else.
Do you give a lot of money, or any money at all to those kind of foundations?
Someone else might (and I am sure many did! if not directly to you, then you probably read it on some article or somewhere else) have told you "treating aging is selfish! there are people dying of hunger in africa and homeless people and cancer victims! they are sick and need help".
Our goal is to do all of them, not just one.
We are all still humans and have options of what to do with our money, don't expect people to do exactly as you wish and be sure some won't be happy with what your way of spending might be.
If we all gave all our money for curing diseases and used only enough for a rent, water and food and sleep on a mattress, cancer, aging, famine and many other things might all have been cured!
But don't forget human nature, people will sell it only to whoever can afford it and then the cycle of selfishness will start all over again.. "why are you curing yourself when there are so many others ill?"
Back to the surgery! it's only enlarged cartilage. it's safe, you'll get a scar probably. risks would probably be an infection.