An Overview of Transgender Surgery
Gender Reassignment Surgery (popularly known as Gender Confirmation Surgery, Sex Confirmation Surgery, Gender Realignment Surgery, or Sex Realignment Surgery) is an umbrella term for various operations that change a person’s anatomical gender.
Gender reassignment surgery is generally for people with gender dysphoria, also known as Gender Identity Disorder. When the anatomical gender assigned at birth does not match the gender that a person psychologically, socially, and culturally identifies with, that person suffers from gender dysphoria. Though the cause of gender dysphoria has not yet been established by research, it is determined to be related to several psychological, behavioral, genetic, and hormonal factors.
What Is Included in Transgender Surgery?
People may have surgery to change their physical appearance to match their gender identity, and people who experience gender dysphoria choose to have gender affirmation surgery. According to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), which disseminates evidence-based guidelines for the care of transsexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming individuals, in some circumstances, surgery may be medically required to treat dysphoria.
Hormone Therapy
Another option for addressing gender dysphoria is hormone therapy, which may be effective alone or in combination with other treatments. Before most surgeries, hormone therapy is also advised because it causes many physical transformations that either masculinize or feminize the body.
Metoidioplasty
Metoidioplasty, often known as a meta, is a procedure that some trans males opt for. It includes growing the clitoris, stretching the urethra (the tube through which urine runs), and creating a scrotum. Some patients may ask for a simple release (or simple meta), which is a version that “stretches the clitoris out without performing anything further,
Hysterectomy and Oophorectomy
It depends on whether the uterus and ovaries are removed. Patients may want a hysterectomy to correct their dysphoria, and that one might be required if their gender-affirming procedure entails the removal of the vagina.
Feminizing Surgeries
Since hormone therapy itself can lead to breast tissue development, transgender women may or may not decide to have surgical breast augmentation.
Masculinizing Surgeries
Often, “top surgery” to remove breast tissue is a part of the masculinizing process. Depending on their dysphoria level, many trans males, in general, may only do top surgery and stop there. Some people decide to have “bottom surgery” to correct their pelvis. Before most surgeries, hormone therapy results in glaring changes in appearance.
Vulvoplasty and Vaginoplasty
A full vaginoplasty or valvuloplasty, which creates external genitalia without a vagina, are additional options (to create a vulva and vaginal canal). Before surgery, surgeons advised patients to undergo electrolysis or laser hair removal for six to twelve months to remove pubic hair from the skin that will serve as the lining of the vagina.
Surgeons use different surgical methods to create a vaginal canal. One popular one is a penile inversion, in which the male reproductive organs are removed and inverted into a cavity that has been created.
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Final Words
At Dr. Soni Plastic Surgery and Hair Transplant Centre, our qualified surgeons undergo regular training and possess all the necessary knowledge and skill to perform gender reassignment surgery. Furthermore, we have modern operating rooms with advanced equipment that meets all medical standards. With us, you can get other benefits too, such as:-
- Quick diagnosis before surgery.
- Absolute confidentiality of your data.
- Individual attention to each patient.
