Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty

by Gennaro Selvaggi (Editor), Miroslav L Djordjevic (Editor)

Overview

Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty is a novel reference of the latest research on those who present with Gender Dysphoria and desire surgery. The book describes the history of Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty (GAV), including social, legal, and ethical aspects of GAV, and explains updated Standards of Care. Users will find sections on preparation for surgery, different surgical techniques available (inclusive with the most recent developments), surgical results and complications, ways to solve complications, and finally, surgical procedures for persons who are requesting nonbinary genital surgery, and for those who are requesting reversal surgery.

This is an unprecedented resource for all surgeons from various specialties already involved in gender-affirmative surgery and colleagues interested to gain state-of-the-art knowledge and experience in this field included plastic surgeons, urologists and gynecologists. Gender centers and trainees, scientists, researchers in transgender health, and organizations involved in trans health.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443217760
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	05/30/2025
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr. Selvaggi, Associate Professor in Plastic Surgery, PhD on Gender Affirming Procedure (Ghent, 2010), and currently directing the Gender Unit at Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. He published circa 70 titles in peer reviewed manuscripts (circa half of those are related to Gender Affirming Care) and 9 book chapters (all specific on gender affirming surgical procedures).

Dr Miroslav L Djordjevic is a Professor of Urology and Surgery at the School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia and Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. The main field of his multidisciplinary work is urogenital reconstructive surgery, encompassing treatment of all anomalies of the genital system, regardless of gender or age. Professor Djordjevic has been multiply awarded for his comprehensive scientific work. He is the Editor of many leading Journals and Books, and a member of all relevant international associations in the field of urology and genital reconstructive surgery. Professor Djordjevic has been invited lecturer and Visiting Professor on many universities all around the world. As a member of humanitarian societies, he actively participated in humanitarian missions over the world. Finally, he is the founder and leader of Belgrade Center for Genital Reconstructive Surgery, which is chosen as a fellowship program center by 20-30 foreign colleagues every year. He is the former President of GURS (Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons Society). From 2019, Professor Djordjevic joined Urology Department, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, United States. From 2022 he is a gender affirming consultant surgeon at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.

Table of Contents

1. History of gender affirming vaginoplasty
2. The impact of the 8th version of WPATH Standards of Care on Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty
3. Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: Cultural Aspects
4. Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: Ethical and Legal Aspects
5. Orchiectomy
6. Peri-operative psychological support during Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty
7. Patients’ preparation to Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty
8. Cavity dissection in Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: a urologist’s approach
9. Cavity dissection in Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: a plastic surgeon’s approach
Or functional outcomes
10. Cavity dissection: personal approach
11. Scrotal flap and skin grafts in gender affirming vaginoplasty
12. Zero-depth Vaginoplasty
13. Cosmetic aspects in Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty
14. Bowel Vaginoplasty in Gender Affirming Surgery
15. Peritoneal Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty
16. Use of Robot in Gender Affirming Peritoneal Vaginoplasty
17. Complications following Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty: review of the literature
18. Solving Complications
Following Gender Affirming Surgery: personal experience
19. Recto-vaginal fistula
20. Sexual Health (and Sexual wellbeing?)
21. Pelvic Floor Physical Support for Trans Women undergoing Gender Affirming Vaginoplasty'
22. Surgery for non-binary people AMAB
23. Reversal surgery:
Vaginoplasty after phalloplasty; phalloplasty after vaginoplasty

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