Vaginal Vault: Scrotal skin vs penile skin

[Rosa]

Any opinions on which is better?  I see that some surgeons use penile skin for the vagina and others, like Supporn, use scrotal skin for the vault and penile skin for labia.

[Flan]

there isn't really a "better" vagina with any skin based lining, although using penile skin for labia minora makes for better results (thinner and more anatomically correct).

[mmelny]

Next time I have SRS I'll ask the doc to use my penile skin for the vaginal lining .. and give you the compare / contrast

Sorry, for the bad humour!   I just had to!

But seriously, there are reasons that surgeons do penile inversion vs scrotal vaginal lining... I just don't know why... where's the Flan Kitty when you need her (she always knows these surgery peculiarities   ) ??   

Melan

[Flan]

But seriously, there are reasons that surgeons do penile inversion vs scrotal vaginal lining...

there are some differences in outcomes, mainly depth, but personally I believe it's a matter of material use, not the material itself.

if the vagina is made with both penile and scrotal skin, it wouldn't be different from penile + thigh skin graft in the regard that a graft was used to extend the tissue. pure scrotal lining ala suporn is just inversion with a few tricks (most notably use of the dorsal neurovascular bundle to better simulate sexual response).

[Rosa]

If they use penile skin for the lining, what do they use for the labia minora?

[Flan]

If they use penile skin for the lining, what do they use for the labia minora?

scrotum, maybe using urethral tissue (brassard's tech).

[Nigella]

Mine was penile inversion and scrotal for labia, great results and healing. Twelve weeks post op and I pretty much back to normal with sensate and aesthetically good. Penile inversion is in some ways easier but depends on the amount of working material available to give adequate depth, mine was 5 inches but I can now dilate to 5 1/2 inches. Natal females are usually only 4 inches. Penile and scrotal together is usually done because of lack of material. Having had a penile inversion I am pleased I did but I wasn't given the choice, my surgeon just said that's all I needed with the material I had and I was not a big boy, lol. Apparently its not just about the length to play with but the elasticity of the material. If your skin stretches really well then the depth will be better. I have read of some girls with only a small amount of material length wise have great depth because of the skins elasticity.

Hope that helps

Stardust