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Is an HIV positive patient a candidate for phalloplasty surgery?

April 26, 2017candidate patient phalloplasty positive surgery

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Is an HIV positive patient a candidate for phalloplasty surgery?

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No. A healthy immune system is a necessary component of appropriate post-surgical healing. An immune system impaired by HIV would compromise the healing process and promote the development of post surgical infection complications.