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2025-11-26 15:03 UTC
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@pixiesnoot@transfem.social 2025-12-09 09:48
During my intake at Radboud we discussed what kind of depth is realistic based on my anatomy. The number is a bit smaller than I had hoped for, but something I'm confident I'll be happy with. That said, to get that number we're going to do a skin graft with leftover skin from the scrotum. The scrotum has hair on it ofc, and these days they can remove that hair as a step during the operation. According to the person I spoke with, removing that hair is stressful for the skin, so the chances of good outcomes with the skin graft can be increased by doing hair removal in advance on the perineum/scrotum where they'll take the skin from. They told me to talk to MediDerm about hair removal, and sent me a letter to give to them. That letter stated that I can only be entered on the wait list for an operation once hair removal is complete. MediDerm during my intake today confirmed that, and said that hair removal can take up to 2 years. They also said they're quite surprised to see me have to do this, I'm the first person to walk in their door in 5 years asking for hair removal for a vaginoplasty operation because these days the surgeon can do it. So now I'm wondering if my waiting time will actually be 44 months instead of 20 (24 hair removal + 6 waiting for psychologist + 14 waiting for operation), and why I'm being instructed to do something that they stopped doing a half decade ago. I've asked Radboud for clarification.