Transmasculine Bottom Surgery
Masculinizing Genital Surgery
The goal of transmasculine bottom surgery, or masculinizing genital surgery, is to reconstruct the female genitalia into male genitalia.
What words should I know about transmasculine bottom surgery?
Flap
A term for the tissues that will be used to create the new penis.
General anesthesia
Drugs and/or gases used during an operation to relieve pain and alter consciousness.
Hematoma
Blood pooling beneath the skin.
Metoidioplasty
A female-to-male surgery to reconstruct the penis using an enlarged clitoris.
Phalloplasty
A female-to-male surgery to reconstruct the penis using tissues from various parts of the body.
Urethroplasty
A procedure that reconstructs the urethra.
Vaginectomy
A procedure that removes the inner lining of the vagina and closes off the space prior to the penile reconstruction.