Status Post Op Thailand
I am post-op. Had surgery on 6/26/2006 by Dr. …. in Bangkok. I am on HRT forever.Specific_Questions: I have a few problems I feel should be corrected. First of them is when I become sexually aroused, my urethra area becomes so swelled it almost blocks my vaginal opening. It feels lik when I used to get erections. Secondly, there is some hair growing within my vagina and at the hood of my clitoris. Can any of these be corrected?
Nibia
Dear Nibia,
All of these can be corrected and hopefully to your satisfaction.
The swelling of the urethra into the vaginal canal and limiting penetration is called “a urethral spongiosum rest” or in layman’s word’s… left over urethral erectile tissue. A “rest” is something that still persists, that used to belong but remains present with scattered representation.
This can be remedied by a vertical midline incision over the mass and cauterizing residual tissue and blood vessels that feed the tissue, so especially when you are aroused it will not swell.
Hair removal is done by a licensed electrologist who has all her equipment in our office and under my supervision can work with local anesthesia and use higher settings to reduce the likelihood of hair regrowth. This is why we recommend electrolysis well before surgery with followup sessions to be sure all the hair is gone. What seems simpler, like doing everything at the same time, does not always work and what then.
At any rate, anticipate that we will show you every courtesy.
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000
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