Transgenders: What Happens During Surgery?

Transgenders: What happens during surgery?

I don't support transgenderism but I find it interesting the lengths people with a mental illness will go to and the people who feed the illness. To begin, male to female genital surgery is easier, less expensive and generally more successful than female to male surgery. Fewer woman choose not to have the surgery because of the success rate and cost.

Transgenders: What Happens During Surgery?

In male to female surgery, the testicles and most of the penis are removed and the urethra is cut shorter. Some of the skin is used to fashion a largely functional vagina. A "neoclitoris" that allows sensation can be created from parts of the penis. Men retain their prostates.

Transgenders: What Happens During Surgery?

In female to male surgery, the breasts, uterus and ovaries are removed (in two separate procedures). A "neophallus" can be constructed using tissue from the forearm or other parts of the body that allows sexual sensation, an expensive procedure. Extending the urethra to allow standing urination has proved to be perhaps the most difficult part of the process.

The procedure isn't pretty but interesting.

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Most Helpful Guy

  • Sad to head you don't support us, but you there are actually two ftm bottom surgery procedures
    Phalloplasty- the one with a skin grapht that you mention
    Metoidioplasty- a micropenis ~1 inch long is constructed from the clitoris (which becomes enlarged during hormone therapy) this while too small for penetration can actually maintain an erection on its own

    • Very interesting. Thanks for sharing!

Most Helpful Girl

  • This was cool to read, thanks!

    • Your welcome. :)

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  • Being transgendered isn't a mental illness.

  • This was always a curiosity. Never knew about this, thanks for sharing

  • Of course transgender doesn't really exists, only genital mutilations.

    Gender is defined by chromosomes, and chromosomes can't be changed, so no amount of surgery or hormonal treatment can't really change an individuals gender.