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Community Conversation => Transsexual talk => Female to male transsexual talk (FTM) => Topic started by: TylerTerp on June 21, 2006, 08:49:29 PM

Title: Phalloplasty and scars.
Post by: TylerTerp on June 21, 2006, 08:49:29 PM
This question is me thinking out loud, because it won't be a pressing issue for a few years. I've never read anything about it, though, so I'm wondering if it's ever been a problem for anyone.

I have a history of cutting. I think I'm okay in saying I don't do it anymore, or at least I haven't for quite a while. My problem is, I have scars on my forearms (both from cutting and from simple accidents) and I'm worried that this could be a problem in the future. Most of them are from a few years ago and I don't think they're very easy to notice.

I'm wondering if scar tissue would make the radial forearm flap procedure riskier, impossible or less productive. Anyone have any ideas?

Tyler.
Title: Re: Phalloplasty and scars.
Post by: Nero on June 21, 2006, 09:32:33 PM
Hi Tyler,
I wish I could help, but I don't know much about phalloplasty.
I could be wrong, but I don't think anybody here has had a phallo yet.
If your scars have healed and they're not that bad, I don't think it'd be too much of a problem.
In case you didn't already know, the radial forearm phallo is going to leave huge scars on your arm/s.
If godforbid your arms are too scarred for phallo, there's always the abdominal flap procedure.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help, buddy.
Good luck.

Nero
Title: Re: Phalloplasty and scars.
Post by: Dennis on June 22, 2006, 05:25:29 AM
I don't know, tbh. Probably a question for individual surgeons.

Dennis