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Sensate Pedicled Neoclitoroplasty for Male Transsexuals

J. Joris Hage, Refaat B. Karim

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Abstract

The results of vaginoplasty by inversion of penile and scrotal skin in male-to-female transsexuals, in general, are satisfying. Cosmetic and functional considerations dictate the construction of a neoclitoris ventral to the urethral orifice. Embryologically, the glans penis and clitoris are homologues and mutual substitution seems to be the logical approach. In this paper, the long-term results in the first 60 patients using the pedicled sensate neoclitoroplasty according to Brown are presented and discussed. It has proven to be a safe technique that leads to satisfying cosmetic and functional results in nearly all patients. It should be considered state of the art in primary gender-confirming surgery for male-to-female transsexuals.

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The results of vaginoplasty by inversion of penile and scrotal skin in male-to-female transsexuals, in general, are satisfying. Cosmetic and functional considerations dictate the construction of a neoclitoris ventral to the urethral orifice. Embryologically, the glans penis and clitoris are homologues and mutual substitution seems to be the logical approach. In this paper, the long-term results in the first 60 patients using the pedicled sensate neoclitoroplasty according to Brown are presented and discussed. It has proven to be a safe technique that leads to satisfying cosmetic and functional results in nearly all patients. It should be considered state of the art in primary gender-confirming surgery for male-to-female transsexuals.

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The results of vaginoplasty by inversion of penile and scrotal skin in male-to-female transsexuals, in general, are satisfying. Cosmetic and functional considerations dictate the construction of a neoclitoris ventral to the urethral orifice. Embryologically, the glans penis and clitoris are homologues and mutual substitution seems to be the logical approach. In this paper, the long-term results in the first 60 patients using the pedicled sensate neoclitoroplasty according to Brown are presented and discussed. It has proven to be a safe technique that leads to satisfying cosmetic and functional results in nearly all patients. It should be considered state of the art in primary gender-confirming surgery for male-to-female transsexuals.

Key concepts: Medicine, Vaginoplasty, Sex reassignment surgery (male-to-female), Clitoris, Glans, Phalloplasty, Surgery, Penis

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