Feminization Laryngoplasty: Surgical Therapy
where: L is the length of the vocal cord. T is the medium longitudinal tension. P is the density of tissue. Then the three variables are as follows: Length Mass…
Surgical Therapy: Forearm Free Flap Phalloplasty
Fig. 28.1 Scheme of incision (Courtesy of Prof. Zoran Marij Arnež) The forearm flap can be elevated and transferred on the superficial fascia. The lateral and medial antebrachial cutaneous nerves…
Technical Suggestions for Better and Lasting Functional and Aesthetic Outcomes in Creating the Neoclitoris
Fig. 14.1 DNVB dissection from the underlying tunica albuginea is performed starting from the sides of the urethra bilaterally Fig. 14.2 The glans penis is entirely dissected from the corpora…
Complications of MTF Vaginoplasty
Fig. 17.1 Immediate, uncomplicated post-op MTF vaginoplasty appearance. Foley, vaginal packing, and JP drain (on right) visible 17.1.3 Blood Loss Average blood loss for male-to-female SRS is minimal. However, pelvic…
Surgical Therapy: Scrotal Reconstruction in Female-to-Male Transsexuals
Fig. 34.1 Scrotoplasty performed with direct skin expansion in the labia majora, with no flap surgery: the scrotum is located completely in between the legs Today, most of the surgeons…
Total Phallic Reconstruction in Female-to-Male Transsexuals by the Pedicle Anterolateral (ALT) Flap
Fig. 27.1 Reconstruction of the phallus without the urethra by the pedicle ALT flap – direct donor site closure. In thin patients, when the donor defect is less than 8–10…
Surgical Therapy: Construction of the Neovagina Using the Pelvic Peritoneum
, Andreja Štolfa Gruntar1 and Miloš Petrovic´2 (1) Department of obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slajmerjeva 3, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia (2) General Hospital Izola, Polje 40, 6310 Izola, Slovenia The creation of…
Surgical Therapy: Chest Wall Contouring for Female-to-Male Transsexuals
Fig. 32.1 Mastectomy with free nipple-areola complex grafting: (a, b) preoperative view; (c, d) postoperative view Fig. 32.2 NAC position and mammary tissue distribution changes with different positions of the…
Surgical Therapy: Mastoplasty
Fig. 16.1 Preoperative view Fig. 16.2 Postoperative view The pinch test in the upper pole of the breast can also give additional information in choosing between subglandular or submuscular pocket….
