vaginoplasty
Vaginal construction procedure
Vaginoplasty is surgical construction or reconstruction of a vagina.
The procedure may repair damage from childbirth, injury, or disease.
Most prominently, vaginoplasty is the gender-affirming surgery that creates a vagina for transgender women, typically using penile and scrotal tissue: She's scheduled for vaginoplasty next spring.
Change from one state
- transwomanWoman with male birth assignment
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
- transgenderGender differs from assignment
transfeminine · letters · gatekeeping · wait-list · life-changing
Physician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operating-roomSurgical suite in hospitals
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- suturesMedical wound closures
scalpel · sterile · procedure · gynecologist · postoperative · dissection · dilation · catheter
Joining tissues to grow together
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- depthDistance below surface
- peritonealOf the abdominal lining
- labiaplastyVulvar contouring surgery
revision · fistula · stenosis · granulation
Vulvar contouring surgery
- tighteningMaking less loose
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- electiveChosen, not mandated
- appearanceOutward visible form
self-image · enhancement · feminine · intimate · designer · laxity · confidence · consultation
Atypical sex development
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
transition
Change from one state
- transwomanWoman with male birth assignment
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- affirmationPositive statement of truth
transgender · transfeminine · letters · gatekeeping · wait-list · life-changing
surgeon
Physician who operates
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- operating-roomSurgical suite in hospitals
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
sutures · scalpel · sterile · procedure · gynecologist · postoperative · dissection · dilation · catheter · speculum
grafting
Joining tissues to grow together
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- depthDistance below surface
- peritonealOf the abdominal lining
labiaplasty · revision · fistula · stenosis · granulation
labiaplasty
Vulvar contouring surgery
- tighteningMaking less loose
- aestheticsTheory of beauty
- electiveChosen, not mandated
appearance · self-image · enhancement · feminine · intimate · designer · laxity · confidence · consultation
intersex
Atypical sex development
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- diagnosisIdentification of illness
healing
Restoration of health
- dilatorsInstruments that expand openings
- scarringPermanent mark formation
- swellingAbnormal tissue enlargement
rest · follow-up · antibiotics · bruising · sensation · numbness · discharge · mobility · restrictions · timeline