r/TransIreland • u/SC92300 • 6d ago

ROI Specific Laser for GCS?

Hiya, I’ve been looking at GCS and vaginoplasty or vulvoplasty are the ones most surgeons are comfortable with. I know for vulvoplasty you don’t have to do hair removal but for vaginoplasty you have to do it and even for techniques like intraoperative follicular cautery it’s still recommended to do some hair removal.

I have a very low pain tolerance so I would much rather do laser but I can only seem to find clinics in Dublin(and the rest of the country) that do electrolysis but not laser for GCS, do any of you know any clinics that do laser for it or do you think it would be worth emailing some of the clinics to see if they would do it even if it’s not listed?

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u/lillywho Ginger gal in exile - I'm a queen, get me out of here! 6d ago

Whether you need it or not depends on the technique of the surgeon. Ie. in Germany it is standard procedure to scrape the hair follicles out of the skin, thereby negating any need. Before looking around for hair removal, simply ask your surgeon whether it would be necessary.

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u/cuddlesareonme She/Her/Hers 6d ago

but for vaginoplasty you have to do it

That'll vary based on the surgeon and technique, it's more important if you're going for penile inversion.

do any of you know any clinics that do laser for it

Urbana do it, they've locations in Dublin and Drogheda.