Individuals with gender dysphoria often describe being born in the wrong body. Plastic surgery is an essential step in aligning their bodies with whom they know themselves to be. Accordingly, the overarching treatment goal is “lasting personal comfort with the gendered self, to maximize overall health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment.”
Several surgical procedures are available for transgender females (individuals transitioning from male to female).
The surgical reconstruction involves the creation of natural appearing breasts and a vaginaplasty.
Breast-augmentation includes:
- lipofilling
- implantation of prosthesis
Genital reconstruction includes a vagina and mons pubis that is both sensate and functional. This includes:
- removal of the stigmatizing penis and scrotum
- a feminine-appearing labia majora and minora
- a sensate neo-clitoris and clitoral hooding
- adequate introitus width for intercourse
- adequate vaginal depth
Dr. Kanhai is specialised in, and has developed, various techniques for the refinement of vaginaplasty which include:
- creation of a working g-spot
- creation of lubrication inside the vagina