TY - JOUR
T1 - Effectiveness of Preoperative Depilation of the Urethral Donor Site for Phalloplasty
T2 - Neourethral Hair Growth and its Effects on Voiding
AU - Pigot, Garry L. S.
AU - Belboukhaddaoui, Saloua
AU - Bouman, Mark Bram
AU - Meuleman, Eric J. H.
AU - de Boer, Edith M.
AU - Buncamper, Marlon E.
AU - Ronkes, Brechje
AU - Mullender, Margriet G.
AU - Nieuwenhuijzen, Jakko A.
PY - 2020/7/15
Y1 - 2020/7/15
N2 - Preoperative laser depilation of the urethral donor site for phalloplasty reduces subsequent hair growth. On average, six laser cycles are necessary. Neourethral hair appears to have no influence on voiding. We advise annual urethroscopic follow-up in cases with high urethral hair density.
AB - Preoperative laser depilation of the urethral donor site for phalloplasty reduces subsequent hair growth. On average, six laser cycles are necessary. Neourethral hair appears to have no influence on voiding. We advise annual urethroscopic follow-up in cases with high urethral hair density.
KW - Anterolateral thigh flap
KW - Depilation
KW - Free radial forearm flap
KW - Hair density
KW - Laser treatment
KW - Neourethra
KW - Phalloplasty
KW - Transgender men
KW - Urethral lengthening
KW - Uroflowmetry
UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85064449515&origin=inward
UR - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31023551
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.04.005
DO - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2019.04.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 31023551
SN - 2405-4569
VL - 6
SP - 770
EP - 775
JO - European urology focus
JF - European urology focus
IS - 4
ER -