Editing Gender-affirming surgery (section)

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For [[trans women]] and [[Transgender#Other terms|transfeminine people]], genital reconstruction usually involves [[vaginoplasty|surgical construction of a vagina]]. The most common techniques are [[penile inversion]], [[Gender-affirming surgery (male-to-female)#bowel vaginoplasty|rectosigmoid vaginoplasty]] and [[Gender-affirming_surgery_(male-to-female)#Peritoneal_vaginoplasty|peritoneal pullthrough vaginoplasty]] (PPT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Overview of Sigmoid Colon Vaginoplasty for MtF (Sigmoid Colon SRS) |url=https://www.transgendersurgerythailand.com/blog/an-overview-of-sigmoid-colon-vaginoplasty-for-mtf-sigmoid-colon-srs.html |access-date=September 30, 2024 |website=Estetica Thailandia}}</ref> Another technique, the non-penile inversion technique, uses perforated scrotal tissue to construct the vaginal canal.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Chettawut's Skin Graft Technique for SRS {{!}} Chettawut Plastic Surgery |url=https://www.chet-plasticsurgery.com/skin-graft-technique-for-srs/ |access-date=2024-09-30 |website=Dr.Chettawut- Sex reassignment and Facial feminization surgery center |language=en-US}}</ref> A less invasive procedure with reduced postoperative care requirements is [[vulvoplasty]], which creates external female genitalia without a vaginal canal. The downside of this procedure is that it does not allow for penetrative sex.