Phalloplasty in female-to-male transsexuals: what do our patients ask for?
Although the surgical goals of phalloplasty in female-to-male transsexuals have repeatedly been described, the requests by the patients themselves have never been assessed and evaluated properly. To obtain information on their desiderata in this matter a questionnaire was sent to 200 subjects. The answers in the 150 returned questionnaires made us conclude that the 79 subjects (52%) who seek phalloplasty express the following requests as to their external genitalia: a scrotum (96%), a glans (92%), rigidity (86%), and an aesthetically appealing look either while wearing a tight swim suit (91%) or being nude (81%). All but 1 patient wanted to be able to void in a standing position. We add minimal disfigurement and no functional loss in the donor area as two of the goals of phalloplasty.
Hage
J J
JJ
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Academic Hospital, Free University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Bout
C A
CA
Bloem
J J
JJ
Megens
J A
JA
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015917:Penile Prosthesis / Q000523:psychology; D010413:Penis / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*