Questions on restrictions for vaginoplasty?

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u/HelloMoonMacaron
Fri Oct 7 01:53:45 2022 UTC
(12 comments)

Hi! I hope this is the right place and way to ask, but I’m getting bottom surgery in a few months and I just wanted some like. “real people advice” I guess?

I don’t know, anyways the surgery packet said I needed to stop having sex, smoking, using “illicit drugs” and a few other things like that a few months before surgery, but I was wondering how strict these guidelines actually are? Like if I have sex two months before my surgery, what’re the consequences of that? Or if I use an “illicit drug” how would that affect things?

I’m gonna be honest, I’ve had a really bad nicotine addiction since high school, and I do a lot of “stuff” impulsively, so I just wanted to ask.

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u/HiddenStill
Fri Oct 7 02:48:24 2022 UTC
(4 children)

If you smoke or use recreational drugs you should be careful

https://www.reddit.com/r/TransSurgeriesWiki/wiki/index#wiki_smoking_and_recreational_drugs

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OP
Fri Oct 7 03:37:08 2022 UTC
(3 children)

Oh, this is really handy, thank you! Uh, does this have any information on the sex part? I’m on my phone and it’s a little hard to read through.

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Fri Oct 7 03:39:15 2022 UTC
(2 children)

I’ve never heard of needing to stop having sex before surgery. Afterwards yes. Are you sure you understood it correctly? Who is the surgeon?

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OP
Fri Oct 7 06:07:00 2022 UTC
(1 child)

I’m seeing Dr. Hanna at the Hanna Gender, and he said to abstain from sex three months before and after.

3
Sat Oct 8 21:00:43 2022 UTC
(0 children)

I got to say that makes no sense at all. I'd double check if its an issue for you.

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u/AutumnGlow33
Fri Oct 7 15:25:02 2022 UTC
(2 children)

If you smoke, stop. Nicotine is the single worst thing you can do for healing and can cause your skin flaps to literally die and rot off.

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OP
Sat Oct 8 15:56:58 2022 UTC
(1 child)

Well. Time to throw away my vape, that sounds terrifying

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Sat Oct 8 17:10:44 2022 UTC
(0 children)

It is. There’s a reason they do nicotine tests before surgery to double check and be sure patients are telling the truth. Quitting is the best thing you can do to help ensure a successful surgery, and don’t start after either to ensure you heal well.

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u/trash_rat47
Fri Oct 7 03:52:17 2022 UTC
(1 child)

FYI, surgeons sometimes do a blood test for nicotine before surgery since it can really slow down the healing process. You might want to check in with your surgeon’s office so you have a clear timeline of when you need to stop using any products with nicotine.

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OP
Fri Oct 7 06:07:29 2022 UTC
(0 children)

Will do!

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u/JakeOswoll
Fri Oct 7 23:03:35 2022 UTC
(0 children)

I was tested for nicotine before my surgery. You might be able to get away with the other ones, but you will likely need to stop smoking.

u/[deleted]
Sat Oct 8 14:53:07 2022 UTC
(1 child)

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OP
Sat Oct 8 15:58:07 2022 UTC
(0 children)

Alright, I’ll keep that in mind. Thanks for the advice!