An Innovative Approach in the Fabrication of a Hollow Vaginal Stent using Ice in a Gender Dysphoria Patient: A Case Report
Published: October 1, 2023 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2023/65191.18514
Sheetal Rameshlal Khubchandani, Anjali Bhoyar, Seema Sathe, Ekta Kanojiya, Ankita Pathak
1. Assistant Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
2. Professor, Department of Prosthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
3. Professor and Head, Department of Prosthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
4. Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
5. Postgraduate Student, Department of Prosthodontics, Sharad Pawar Dental College, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Sheetal Rameshlal Khubchandani,
Padam Kunj, Near S T Depo, Yuva Square, Ramnagar, Wardha-442001, Maharashtra, India.
E-mail: dr.srkhubchandani@gmail.com
Gender dysphoria is the term used for individuals who are unhappy with their assigned gender at birth. They experience a strong desire to have the body of the opposite gender or to be socially recognised as a person of the opposite gender. Gender dysphoria can occur in both genders, but it is more prevalent in males, ranging from 0.005% to 0.014%. In females, the prevalence rate is lower, ranging from 0.002% to 0.003%. This case report highlights the prosthetic management of a 31 years old male patient with gender dysphoria after undergoing surgical intervention to remove male genitalia and create a neovagina. The patient underwent multiple surgeries to fulfill their gender transition desires. The patient initially visited the Department of Prosthodontics before vaginoplasty, where a custom-made hollow vaginal stent was planned and fabricated using a novel technique. In addition to prosthetic treatment, the patient also required hormonal therapies and psychological counseling, both of which were provided.
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