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Where do you harvest buccal mucosa graft from?

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The buccal mucosa graft is harvested from the inner cheek and defect is closed with resorbable running suture.

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Do you do urinal hook up with metoidioplasty?

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We create the urethral meatus to be at the glans of the neopenis. We perform the urethral lengthening completely.

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How do you create the urethra?

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We create urethra using combined buccal mucosa graft together with the available genital skin flaps originated whether from labia minora or dorsal…

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What is the size of the testicle prostheses that you use?

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We usually use medium size of the testicle prostheses (about 18cc) due to better appearance of the new external genitals. The medium…

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Is mons resection included in the Metoidioplasty package?

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No, it is not normally included, and in some patients due to preservation of the vascularisation of neopenis and scrotal skin, I…

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Do you use mons pubis fat to fill the scrotum instead of implants?

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No, we use silicone testicular implants, which are approved by European Society for Aesthetic and Reconstructive surgery.

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Do you create one sac or two sac scrotum?

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Whenever it is possible we create one sac scrotum, but if there is no available skin for the one sac scrotoplasty, it…

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How long will I have to use vacuum pump after the surgery and how often?

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It is recommended that each patient continues with the usage of vacuum device pump six months to one year after the surgery,…

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How long will I have to use local dihydrotestosterone jelly?

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It is recommended to start with the topical use of testosterone jelly three months before the surgery, together with the continuous usage…

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I would like to do phalloplasty without urethral extension. And to do glansoplasty in the same surgery. (I am not planning on getting an erectile device implant.) This means one surgery altogether. Is this possible?

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Yes, it is possible if the creation of the glans does not threaten the survival of the neophallus. Yes, it means one…