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One-Stage Reconstruction of the Vagina with Penile Skin as an Island Flap in Male Transsexuals
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Vaginal LiningSurgeryQueer TheoryAnatomyPlastic SurgeryReconstructive UrologySocial SciencesGender IdentityVulvar DiseasesGender StudiesGender Affirming SurgeryTransvaginal MeshSexual And Reproductive HealthTransgender NarrativeFemale Genital CuttingVaginal SurgeryUrologyIsland FlapOne-stage ReconstructionPenile SkinMedicineHuman Sexuality
A method is presented to create a neovagina in the male transsexual, using the penile skin as an island flap for the vaginal lining. The labia are shaped with scrotal skin, using two Z-plasties; a small bud of corpus cavernosum covered by penile skin substitutes for a clitoris.