Phalloplasty Masculinization Surgery

To perform a phalloplasty, several interventions are necessary, generally three. The first to do the genital reconstruction, the second to make the male urethra and the third to place the prosthesis (whenever the patient wants it). In some cases the interventions can be reduced to two by joining the first two, the genital reconstruction and the making of the urethra in one. This being the case, a little more risk is assumed since the scarring of the male urethra is less when done at the same time as genital reconstruction. If the patient does not want a prosthesis, the phalloplasty would be reduced to a single surgery.

All the surgeries carry a risk. Specifically in phalloplasty, which is a very important procedure, the risk of necrosis is there in the transplant tissue performed in the genital area. Another complication that may arise is related to the urethra, just as in metoidioplasty, fistulas and strictures of the urinary tract can occur, which in this case are more frequent given the greater length of the urethra compared to metoidioplasty.

We always clarify that these times vary greatly depending on each patient, but when dealing with more tan one surgeries, and the presence of a tissue transplant, the recovery time is always long since the tissues to be transplanted need a period of remodeling that usually lasts for months and can reach a year.

This technique offers the best results for the genital area. This allows us to reach the most natural length and aspect within the male genital area, in addition to being able to urinate standing up, to have sexual intercourses and to have the ability to reach orgasm.