The two main factors that differentiate between the surgical techniques are where the tissue for the phallus is obtained and how the shaft of the phallus is created. [...] One has skin on the outside for the shaft of the phallus and one has skin on the inside for the urethra. [...] The lengthened urethra contains three discrete regions: the native urethra (the urethra that was already there and stays in place), the penile urethra that extends throughout the phallus, and then there is a region that connects these two regions called the ‘fixed urethra.’ In a single stage approach, all of the urethra is constructed and connected so that at the end of the surgery one can stand t. [...] The second surgery will create the phallus with the penile urethra, connecting it to the previously elongated urethra of the metoidioplasty and burying the clitoris at the base of the phallus. [...] 5 Phalloplasty Summary for health care providers PRE-OPERATIVE CARE PRE-SURGICAL CONSIDERATIONS Ensure careful exploration of one’s goals including the importance of the following: The appearance of the phallus Acceptability of donor site Tactile or erogenous sensation Removing the vaginal canal Being able to stand to void Fertility preservation The ability to have insertive sex Acceptability of r.
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Table of Contents
- ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT 2
- OPTIONS 2
- DESCRIPTION 2
- SIDE EFFECTS 2
- Phalloplasty 3
- Summary for health care providers 3
- SURGICAL TECHNIQUES AND OPTIONS 3
- Phalloplasty 4
- Summary for health care providers 4
- There are three general steps to phalloplasty 4
- SURGICAL RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS OF PHALLOPLASTY 5
- Phalloplasty 5
- Summary for health care providers 5
- POTENTIAL RISKSCOMPLICATIONS COMMON TO MOST SURGERIES 6
- Phalloplasty 6
- Summary for health care providers 6
- REVISION SURGERY 6
- Phalloplasty 7
- Summary for health care providers 7
- PRE-OPERATIVE CARE 7
- Phalloplasty 8
- Summary for health care providers 8
- INTERMEDIATE POST-OPERATIVE CARE 9
- LONG-TERM MEDICAL CARE 9
- Ongoing Care Instructions For The Provider 9
- Phalloplasty 9
- Summary for health care providers 9
- Phalloplasty 10
- Summary for health care providers 10
- REFERENCES 10
