Silicone genital prosthesis for
female-to-male transsexuals.
Hage JJ, Bouman FG.
Department of Plastic Surgery, Academic Hospital,
Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Abstract
In the case of a female-to-male transsexual
who has not yet undergone phalloplasty, one of the greatest concerns is how
to give the appearance of having male external genitals. Many methods have
been attempted by patients.
We helped develop a silicone prosthesis
after obtaining information on the demands of female-to-male transsexuals
through a questionnaire sent to 120 of them. Three different models of the
prosthesis were designed to enable three different methods of fixation. One
of the methods of fixation involves the creation of a bipedicled skin flap
in the pubic area. Thus this is the first of such prostheses that can be
worn directly fixed to the body.
It seems that the prosthesis developed in
close cooperation with our department fulfills most of the needs of our
patients.
Citation:
Plast Reconstr Surg 1992 Sep;90(3):516-9 an article published on the
Internet by PubMed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>
