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Surgical Therapy: Scrotal Reconstruction in Female-to-Male Transsexuals

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Currently, the creation of an aesthetically acceptable result, both for the phallus and the scrotum, is one of the goals of genital construction in female-to-male (FTM) transsexuals.

Traditional flaps for scrotal reconstruction as usually performed in a biological male are not really applicable in the group of transsexual patients.

Flaps coming from labia majora seem to achieve the best results both cosmetically and functionally, since these can preserve the original labia erogenous sensation, and do not add additional donor site morbidity.

Hoebecke’s novel scrotoplasty provides the additional advantage to bring the scrotum in front of the legs, rather than in between.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gröna Stråket 8, Gothenburg, SE-413 45, Sweden

    Gennaro Selvaggi MD, PhD

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

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    Giovanni Liguori

  3. Department of Radiology, University of Trieste, Cattinara Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    Michele Bertolotto

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Selvaggi, G. (2015). Surgical Therapy: Scrotal Reconstruction in Female-to-Male Transsexuals. In: Trombetta, C., Liguori, G., Bertolotto, M. (eds) Management of Gender Dysphoria. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5696-1_34

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