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Feminizing Genital Surgery

Surgery for Trans Women

The goal of feminizing genital surgery, sometimes called transfeminine bottom surgery, is to rearrange male genital tissue to construct the appearance of female genitalia.

What words should I know about transfeminine bottom surgery?

Dilation

A process to maintain the opening of the vagina.

General anesthesia

Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.

Hematoma

Blood pooling beneath the skin.

Labiaplasty

A procedure whereby the scrotal skin is used to create the labia majora.

Orchiectomy

A procedure to remove the testicles.



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