25/12/2022
Our associated surgical team offer two procedures providing male to female ge***al reconstruction.
1) skin graft (inversion technique)
Still the "gold standard" in male to female s*x reassignment surgery, is the pe**le skin inversion technique with or without additional, scrotal flaps. This is the least expensive of the two options provided, and globally it is the most commonly practiced form of s*x reassignment.
As a basic technique, the pe**le inversion enables good depth, good erotic sensitivity of the cl****is, and an aesthetically acceptable v***a. On the down side, the tissue used is not impossibly prone to stenosis, unless the patient follows a regimen of dilation as aftercare. The lining of the neova**na does not lubricate with a natural, va**nal secretion. Also, the patient with a p***s smaller than 11.4 centimeters in length, may require extra skin flaps, from the sc***um.
This creates a possible problem, with scrotal hair growth inside the va**na - which is a common but preventable problem. In the weeks prior to surgery, the patient must themself see to a course of ge***al hair removal. This is because hair growth is cyclical, and requires a course of hair removal, that we might not be able to arrange for the patient.
2) sigmoid colon graft
Outwardly the appearance created by this technique, is the same. However the va**na is constructed, using a more invasive technique, involving a segment of the sigmoid colon. Being more invasive, this technique is thus more expensive, and has its benefits for the recipient.
The tissue involved is not prone as is a skin graft, to postoperative stenosis, in the absence of dilation practice. The colon graft is also self-lubricating, although this has a drawback of its own, because the mucus discharged may be excessive. Discharged patients having receiving a sigmoid colon vaginoplasty procedure, are therefore advised to rinse it regularly, perhaps once a month.
Prior to surgery, the patient will, naturally, need a period of pre-operative bowel preparation. Also there is the increased risk of secondary infection and ileus. But this procedure is the best recommended for patients with a small p***s, under 11.4 centimeters length, and in rare, unfortunate situations, where the repair or replacement of the neova**na is advisable or necessary.
Regarding both procedures, patients must provide proof or evidence, of a 12 months or longer duration of hormone therapy and cross-s*x living.