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Is a vaginectomy (removal of the vagina) required during bottom surgery?

April 26, 2017Removal surgery vagina vaginectomy

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Is a vaginectomy (removal of the vagina) required during bottom surgery?

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No, not necessarily. Most surgeons who perform urethral lengthening do require a vaginectomy, because the surgical procedure for urethroplasty makes it necessary. There are some surgeons who will do a metoidioplasty or phalloplasty without urethral lengthening (and thus without vaginectomy).