The indications for transformation surgery for
transsexuals cannot be defined at one single examination; they gradually
become apparent over a period of long-term care lasting a minimum of 1.5
years, beginning with the first contact with the therapist and ending with
surgery.
Patients who have been well prepared for
the sex change over this period usually become socially well integrated
after the operation. Positive results do not depend on sexually corrective
surgery alone, but on the overall therapeutic package.
Although the operation represents the last
step in the course of treatment for most transsexuals, surgical correction
per se is not the solution for every patient with problems of sexual
identity.
Citation: MMW
Fortschr Med 1999 Jun 10;141(23):38-40 an article
published on the Internet by PubMed <http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/>
