FTM Phalloplasty What Does a Skin Graft Feel Like?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 13 ก.ย. 2024
- I haven't seen a whole lot of information regarding how it feels to have a skin graft. I will admit it feels a lot different than I would have expected so I thought I would share how it feels physically. I am 11 weeks post-op phalloplasty with Dr. Chen in San Francisco CA. Thank you everyone for all the support!
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Your hair makes me want to tell you that "you're such a handsome young man"
haha aw thank you :)
As someone who has had a skin graft covering a majoriy of my head for all of my life, its great to see people starting conversations about them. Many people don't understand and can get pretty mean.
being a burn survivor, i definitely know what a skin graft feels like. i would just suggest massaging it and eventually the color will not be so intense. most of mine from my thighs are my skin color now
I want to get skin grafting done, on my cutting scars. Would you be able to show me a picture of your grafting? I want to see if it’s worth it
Halie Harrelson you just made my heart feel so good, I’m a burn survivor as well and i often worry how it’s going to heal (which is why I’m on this video 😂)
Halie Harrelson I’m in the process right now I got 3rd degree on arms,hands,and legs does it feel normal after a year ???
Is it normal tp feel your skin graft tight thru the healing process
@@juanjuarez3837 yes! your skin grafts are open wounds and they get dry.
Wow, that graft looks amazing, considering how recently you had ur surgery. Either your doc did a great job with the surgery, you're doing a great job with post care, or both! 😮
Thanks!! haha perhaps a little of both :)
What about the donor site i just got my skin graft yday n the donor burns like hell long does the pain stay n how it takes to heal cause my thigh is killin me right now
I’m trying to learn as much as I can about all of this ftm stuff for my boyfriend so I can support them better and this video definitely helped with my understanding.
Can you make a video addressing young trans men who are considering bottom surgery but are hesitant/afraid? I'm one of those people and it would be beautiful to get some advice.
Sure!! :)
Lol fuck off
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Omg it looks so much better! I remember seeing the video of the bandages coming off and damn the difference is amazing.
hah yes it has come a long way! Thank you :)
Your scar looks good. It was an interesting video to watch and i am glad you got so much mobility back. It is a huge difference from how it began. Hopefully the swelling going down and stops being achy during workouts.
Thank you!! Yes it does look much different. Hopefully it keeps improving :)
I had a large graph taken from my thigh in 2009 and now it is pretty unnoticeable. Its super light. I rubbed vitamin E oil on it which helped alot :)
Thanks! Good to know! :)
Cody_talks I’m in the process of healing I have skin grafts on arms,hands,and legs I’m creating a cream for burn survivor like me and you
@@DavidRenegade this would be a great thing. My husband had skin grafting on both arms from the elbow down to finger tips. The struggles are real and there is not enough information out there.
It is very interesting to get a feel for this whole process and the healing times. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching! :)
Thank you for the video. You are so right. I had a third-degree burn about five months ago, and I had to have a skin graft. I am a professional scuba diver, and the feeling sometimes even though I have been cleared to dive again, the feeling of the graft is so tight and so dry.
It almost feels like some kind of ghost limb - thank you for sharing your journey
I have large grafts on my right calf and back of my right arm from the elbow to my shoulder. The one on my arm is horrible. It burns, stings and itches constantly. I wear a compression garment and it hurts even more!
I know how you feel. No drug or lotion helps so i take sleeping pills and check out for a while if it gets to bad. I'm in for at least a year of this. Yours looks further along than mine in healing.Any suggestions?
Oh my goodness you are so adorable! When I saw your video of you seeing your arm after surgery, and it was all blood and sort of gross. It sort of gave me a weird sick feeling in my stomach. I wanted you feel okay, in that moment. Now seeing you talk more about arm and showing your awesome scar. I don't really have that sick feeling in my stomach anymore. I just think your scary is frikin cool
Your scar looks fantastic! Progress my friend! Your mobility definitely looks to have improved just from the last time you showed us. You will get there!
Thank you! And yes it has! Getting closer and closer to push-ups ha :)
Cody_talks How exciting this must be for you! Keep up the good work and positivity even if its hard at times which Im sure it is! Glad to hear your keeping up with your physio
I had the same feelings when my hand got injured in a car accident. I would wake up in the middle of the night with my hand swollen and felt so horrible. Keep up with your exercises, it really helps!
Ouch! I hate that feeling! :( Sorry you have had to deal with it too.
I was supposed to have a skin graft done for my nose surgery but ended up not having to. I'm glad your arm is looking better though! It will be super healed before you know it
My daughter had that done the skin graph but for a different reason she said it felt like plastic feeling
hmmm yea it is a bit plastic feeling lol
Still your arm is looking good. Have you tried some aloe Vera for your arm? Once your arm heals more and your hair grows back in sure everything will fade and not be as noticeable. Thanks for the update.
Thanks! I haven't, but I have been putting on this essential oil salve a friend made for me so hopefully that will be helpful :)
Curious question Cody, I have heard that your forearm is the best place for small guys (I'm 5'1-5'2) to create a phallus, and if I'm not mistaken that's why you did it. is this true? or can you use other parts for smaller phallus's as well? I ask cause I've seen some big ones on small guys and it looks so....unnatural. Not to hate on them I am sure they are proud of it but I just want it to be very cisgender as much as possible, apologies for some when reading this if you have had this surgery and it's big (I really don't mean to hate) It's just how I feel and some of my fears of phalloplasty because I'm still trying to figure out which bottom surgery is the best for me as a person. Thanks for reading and great video! - Daniel
Yes this is why I went with RFF. I just felt that ALT would be too big for me personally and I am really active and felt it might be a bit in the way. I know this is not the case for everyone, just my personal choice :) From what I know RFF is usually used to get a more precise size whereas other areas can be a little more unpredictable.
I was burned at 3.5 yrs old, I ran into a free standing heater with a pot of hot water on it (the water is what burned me when it fell into my lap). They took the skin from my butt cheeks and stapled it to my lap area. I was burned from my knees to my belly button. The skin doesn't stretch after a skin graft, with time it loosens a little bit, but it is very minimal. My graft was done in 1984 and the skin also doesn't tan EVER, but it will sunburn. You also need to be careful because the skin is thinner and more susceptible to cancer. The scar will never grow hair either which as a woman is a plus... less to shave! I don't know anyone that has an autograft (skin taken from your own tissue). I did have to wear constriction stocking-shorts until I was 10years old. My parents would have to watch to see if any spots that weren't adhering and release the air bubble underneath (like popping a balloon with a needle). When I was a teenager my dad wanted me to get plastic surgery to get rid of my scars, but why? It's something that has always been a part of me since what feels like the begging. I don't have any memories of what my legs looked like before the accident so they don't bother me at all, it's just how I am. If you have any questions on what your scar is going to be like long term hit me up!
So sorry to hear that! Thanks so much for sharing your experience.
Ok I feel like I should say this, that tingling is normal! I have it too exactly where yours it too and I don’t have a skin graph. Just thought it would be cool to share.
learning about this stuff is so amazing, thank you for making videos about this.
How is your mobility now? The biggest reason why I don’t want phalloplasty from my arm, is because I play the piano. I wouldn’t know how to live with myself if I wasn’t able to play the piano properly anymore...
Thanks btw for all your videos, they’re very helpful :) so thank you for sharing your journey with us!
Cody, this is the first time I've heard you mention working out! I guess I assumed that would be on hold for a while. Can you do a video on when you started back at the gym and what it was like, what modifications you were/are doing, etc? Would be super interested to see thatI Your scar looks great btw!
Hi! I started back vey slowly at about 8 weeks... I still am very limited in what I can do but basically I just do what I can without pain.. lower weights.. I can't bench press or do overhead presses due to my wrist mobility but hopefully I will get back there :)
Cody_talks 8 weeks! That's amazing! So happy for you. You've made so much progress and you're kind of glowing in this video which is so great to see. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Is your leg feeling weird too? Or is it just your arm? Good to see your arm is recovering. 😊
Looks to be healing up great thank goodness! :) It's kinda artistic, and quite an interesting looking, geometric scar!
I like it! ~ hugs
Thank you! haha yes its kind of like a different looking tattoo :)
Cody_talks ~ Exactly! :)
Just beautiful body modification. 🌹
Glad it's healing nicely. I'm sure that pain will go away soon!
Have you decided on whether you want to get it tattooed or not? I think I heard you mention that at some point, and I know it's quite common for people who have phallo to get the scars tattooed over. Especially when the donor site is the arm.
Thanks! Hoping so! I think I will see how it fades and then decide on the tattoo and then also of course tattoo's cost money haha. Some days I am sure I want to tattoo over it, and other times I am unsure lol
Cody_talks That makes sense. I was just curious. I've seen a couple other scars from people who've had phallo, and their scars all lightened up a lot and got thinner looking. But I was just wondering what your thoughts on tattooing were. :) thanks for the response!
Thank you for sharing your story and info. You are right and there aren’t a lot of firsthand info out there. My daughter is going through surgery tomorrow and your information is helpful. How deep did they remove skin from the donor site? Was it a partial or full thickness?
i love you cody!
Your video helped me know what to expect man thanks. I got 3rd degree burns down my right leg, on my ankle and top of my foot. The doctors did a split skin graft on all of it and I just got the splint off today. I have swelling right in front of the graft on my foot and a pins and needles sensation when I step a cirtain way. Not sure if I messed jobs nerve or if it's the new skin pushing on it.
But thanks man this video did give me some insite before and after my surgery. I had no idea what to expect.
Looks awesome! A scar you should be proud of. Just be glad you didn't get it early 2000's. Buddy of my dad's has a narrrrly scar on his arms. Keep up the progress dude!
Thanks!! And yes, I feel they have much improved how they are taking the grafts now! I imagine it will keep improving with time too.
the healing looks great!!
Thanks!!
Thank you .I am actually in hospital for the last 6 weeks and 2 weeks ago they performed grafting on my leg but no one prepared me what to expect. Thanks
Hey Cody! You have mentioned your next surgery something's to do with your glands. Can you tell us about that surgery and what you know about your recovery for that surgery?
Yes! I have my pre-op today so I will be making a video explaining it more very soon! :)
Have you thought about getting a sleeve tattoo incorporated around your graft area or is that not advisable? Could look really cool if you're into body art. :)
Yes! I think I am going to actually. I have to give it some more time to heal but eventually I am thinking an awesome tattoo will go nicely there :)
Dude, arm looks incredible! 👍✌️💙
Thank you! :)
Wow your arm looks amazing!
Thanks! :)
They should have done something called Thera Skin
I have had like 30 of em from loosing both legs as a baby. I'm 45 now. Scars have contracted and I need them cut out in 6 spots. So Dr needs skin from both sides of my abdomen. Have it done by world renowed Dr numiester in Springfield Illinois, on June 26. The worst part in my opinion is the donor sites once they scab. It's very painful. Gota be done. Guna be a skinless belly for a bit. Lol just wanna get it over with and back to playing my drums. I'm a pro touring drummer.
Why did you cut and scar your perfectly good skin?
Hi Cody! If your thigh was used for the arm what happens to the thigh area? How is the thigh? If your back to work I hope all is well there. ✌🏻💕
Cheering you on! Thanks for the update!
The thigh area is mostly all healed up! I've got a video on it if you want to check it out :) And I'm also not at work, I tried but I am not ready. haha. I have a video about that too.
Is it expected for you to get feeling back in your arm? Or is that just not something that happens? Also, are you able to feel anything on your thigh? Or is it about the same as your arm? Thank You! ❤
I have a feeling it might always be a little bit more on the numb side, hopefully I will get feeling back in my thumb. My thigh feels completely back to normal like nothing ever happened :)
What happened why you need skingraft??How long does it healed??
I have a Cadaver skin graft it's been 5 day it's on the of my arm and a little on my stomach I have a blackish brownish mesh the pain and blisters on my are are kill me in pain and itch does it sound infected message me back please
I just had a skin graft on my dorsal, its skin is too tight for now. I wonder how are your graft doing now. Is it still tight? Movement?
Hi Cody I am considering a skin graft too for other reasons, but want to ask (though it might be hard for you to answer) if such a large scar hurts upon impact/pressure? I play volleyball, and the skin would be transferred onto my arm, so I am concerned it may hurt. Does the skin that was removed from your arms have normal nerve feelings or are they particularly sensitive?
Hey don't worry about your scar I had 3 c section it turns purple but it will be normal skin tone after it heals I thought something was wrong with mine at first but the doctor said that what happenes at first don't worry keep it clean and make sure it stays dry so no infection and scars are beautiful things it shows your body went through a journey grew up around mom with breast cancer and had scars for both surgery one on her chest and one on her head but the head happen when I was 16 so I watched the scar heal and she pass because it was growing to fast and my dad always working on something so he has scar on hand legs he probably has one on his crotch I don't know long story his mom was sick when a kid was going to bring her hot tea and he didn't make it up stairs with it it had a mind of its own and ended up on his stomach and down and people love no matter what someone looks like or scars they have and don't forget never give never surrender xoxo gothgirlpunk
For sure, and yea I have scars on my chest that have faded quite nicely. I am in the red phase of the scarring but it will fade with time :)
How does it feel a couple years later now? I have somewhat similar sized grafts on my leg....one graft is very comfortable and the other mostly is but not as...the worst thing is how fragile the one site is....but it has been 30 years so mobility is long long past being an issue... I got injured again on the other leg and so I am thinking about skin grafts there as much as I would rather not ...much much smaller areas but will take a loooong time to heal without grafting
Looking good 😊 what are you using on the scar at the moment? Xx
Thanks! I am using an essential oil salve my friend gave me. Hopefully it works!
J had get skin Graft from 3rd degree chemical burn on my right foot 2 years ago.
I got my whole back grafted from my thighs as a kid, Mines a bit tight on my ribs, the grafted skin loses its elasticity, also mine wont burn in the sun, i have had my shoulders blister from sunburn but the scar remains unburnt. I tattooed a quater of it a while back and if i go in the sun too long, the tattoo gets so hot it becomes unbearable, i rekon i could easily cook an egg on it, not sure what temp it gets up to, i spose i could make videos with experiments. My theory is bc the skin is so thick and strong, and the ink dark, it becomes like a green house effect, on my back. Also the tattooist told me that he had alot of trouble tattooing it and had to use extra needles or something. my burn was 12% so inc the graft sights thats 24% of my body just to start, now i could probably get to 50% with my clumsy ass.
My advice, dont burn yourself, Mine happened as a 4 year old when i looked into the oven and leant on the oven door which toppled the whole oven, along with the boiling spaghetti water on the back burner, I have since experimented and found it only takes 20kg of weight on the door to topple an oven as it act like a lever.
i almost lost my whole left arm and have had super super deep skin grafts/flaps/transplants and that was november 2015...i STILL feels tight and i wish i had massaged the scar tissue when it was fresh so it never healed so tight. I now i have chronic pain :(
Looks like you had a split thickness skin graft. I could tell from one of your earlier vids where your graft had a "mesh" look to it. Losing feeling to touch is very common. It's because there are no/less nerve endings. It's one of the differences between full thickness skin grafts and split thickness skin grafts. A lot of the time full thickness skin grafts aren't possible though.
They do full thickness in Europe, but in the U.S. they only do split thickness because I guess there is a higher rate of graft failure with the full. The full thickness grafts look fantastic when healed though!
Agreed that full thickness have the better appearance for sure. Plus the nerves are included, so a better chance of regaining full feeling. I know they also tend to do split thickness when a larger area needs to be covered. Interesting that there's a difference between Europe and America for the same procedure. I find skin grafting interesting. I'm weird like that lol.
Hey cody,how did u pay? And how much was the cost of bottom surgery
so i am really getting to learn more about transgender now. i starred watching videos and things to help me out on my journey. im still young, but its more of a thing ive been less afraid to admit and i'd like to ask some questions about it :0
-do you need to get a skin graft from your arm? i've looked in places and searched some things but im not sure. i forget names because im bad with them though
-how long will it take before taking t starts to take effect?
-would i find a difference in body weight. such as im a bit chubby now and if i go to the gym every now and then would it be easier to gain muscle?
im sure i could just look for these questions online but i wanted to ask you first if thats okay :)
Hey! I am glad the videos could be of some help!
So, there are different options to where you can get the graft from. The most common ones are from the arm or the thigh.
Sometimes you can start seeing subtle changes on T as early as 2-3 weeks. VERY subtle. But my voice started to drop at about 8 weeks.
You will definitely be able to build muscle easier, just as long as you stay consistent with the gym :) I think I gained about 15lbs my first year on T but it was mostly muscle :)
Hope this helps!
Has your doctor mentioned if the swelling will go down with time? Or does it have to do with the circulation between the vessels through your hand, moving through the scar? By the way, you're a very inspiring person. :)
Thank you!! :) and it does take quite some time for the swelling to go down. Can be up to a year or so. The scar makes it really hard for the swelling to be drained out, but as the scar loosens up more it should be a little easier hopefully.
Oh that is awesome, I wish you the best for the rest of your recovery. I'm sure everything will fall into place in time.
Do you kno if you can put a tattoo over a skin graft
Thank God for long sleeve garments! An incentive to live in cold climate if practical! Mine is on my leg so I am sometimes the only dude wearing long pants .....my wife would rather me wear pants than shorts with knee high socks in public lol .... which of course I do anyway at home .... want to protect grafts from direct sunlight...AND if they are like mine they are much morefragile than normal skin ....but long pants (and long sleeves) can both protect and hide the nastiest ...though kids always want to see it ....lol "ewww!"
it looks SKINny
How long do you have with your skin graft Cody ?
I hava a question, not for this procedure but i gonna do another surgery and i gonna need to take the skin form my arm and my artery. my question is. how you feel your arm right now? you can do sport ? you have problem with you normal thinks ? because i have a little be fear of lost all of that.
So fill me in what happen to you what that you needed a skin graft ? Like what am I missing here?
How long did it take to heal? Especially before you started working out again. Are you able to do push ups now? More like, does the skin get better and expand as if it was the original skin in that spot?
it took about 8 weeks until I could start working out again. I can do push-ups now yes but the skin still feels tight but I think that will be forever unfortunately.
@@Codytalks11 aw thanks unfortunate. I was debating if I should get skin graft or continue my laser removal. My tattoo is on the back of my neck and the things I typically do are really physical. 8 weeks seem a while. What would be your suggestion?
Did the tattoos hurt more having them done on your arm
Why take skin from your arm, when you also have to take skin from your leg? Why not just take it from your leg only?
April Montoya I would assume to prevent nerve damage, tightness and circulation issues in the leg. it's one thing to have a numb thumb, imagine a numb foot or him not being able to move his ankle or knee. this is only an assumption tho
No matter where you take skin from, you are going to have to take from somewhere else to cover it. Even when you use your thigh to create your phallus you have to take from your other leg to cover it up.
The doctor's should tell you everything but they never do, i think they are afraid they would talk you out of the procedure, and they want to make money.... would you have been better off just letting it heal and scar? how did it get this way? thanks for the video. I had Bleach melt my skin away under a glove and i could not feel my skin dissolving.
Thanks for posting this. I'm scheduled to have a skin graft on my leg in a few weeks and was wondering if it was going to limit my mobility (I have to have my Achilles tendon covered, it became exposed due to a wound). I was wondering how is your mobility now months later? Has the flexibility improved with the exercises or does the area still feel tight?
oh no I am sorry to hear you will be needing a graft! I hope you heal up quick! My mobility now is much better, it does still feel tight along my wrist but I do have full mobility :)
Awesome! That's excatly what I was hoping to hear. Thank you for the reply.
It looks really painful. I hope it gets better.
Thank you :)
This result is after how many months?
have you regained full sensation and mobility yet?
Which cream or lotion u used for colour faddening
Hey Cody! Have you been told or do you know what it should feel like 1-2 years from now? Is it possible to regain full feeling/range of motion?
Range of motion yes, but I am not sure about feeling... guess I will find out haha.
Well if people say, "OMG Cody, your hand is so big." You can say, "Well, I've been working out." LOL.
hahha omg :P
Do you moisturize your scar? Would that and daily messages help somewhat with the scar tissue to break down a bit?
Yup :) That is what I am currently doing.
(I know it's been only so much time from your surgery but..) *sigh* they grow up so fast 😢
hahah right :)
I have a skin 2 graphs on my leg and a Nevis on my back!
My skin graft after 1 month so how to repair time plz tell me
Hope everything goes well Cody
Thanks!! :)
What does the skin where they took it from look like???
I'm so scared to look at mine.......its only been like 3 days tho.
I'm most likely going to do the thigh graft when(or if) I get phalloplasty. Because of what I hope to do when I'm older, I need both arms, and such a scar on my arm might scare my animals;;
Well luckily I can still use this arm :) And my animals don't even notice it
Cody_talks how I train animals is heavily based on arm movements, and I hope to be able to train guard dogs, and as you may know bite work most of the time requires the work of your arm 😅
Have one on my left leg from car accident from knee down to ankle feels hypersentitive at time and swelling and nerves are always wacky
ah man :( Grafts are sucky feeling for sure.
Out of curiosity, it their a reason why they did the graft so close to your hand versus just a tad higher above your wrist? More sensation?
I asked Dr. Chen and he said it was a size issue. They can only go so close to the elbow.. something to do with the artery they take. haha I forget exactly what he said when he was explaining it but it is something along those lines...
Okay, that makes sense. I'm an RN, so I was curious about graft location. Seems like the wrist area has so much sensation and thought maybe that had more to do with it. Thanks for the feedback. Grafts do heal up eventually, you've had a rough time, but....truly in time all will heal up! We all want it right away...just like transitioning...but it's all such a slow damn process. Good wishes to you.
Dose it heel?
if you used a hydrogel sheet when the skin graft was fresh you wouldn't have scars
How long did it take to heal?
Name of your phalloplasty surgeon please kindly tell
Dr.Chen
Will the swelling go away?
How many weeks did your skin graph take to heal and was it painful ? The reason i ask is because my doctor wants to do one on my ankle
It was pretty painful, but it was also a really large graft and I am sure much of the difficulty depends on how big of an area the graft is covering. The hardest part was just gaining mobility back. Probably took a good month for it to start feeling like it was healing.
OK thanks,if you had to doit again would you or would you have it heal naturally ?
Hey man, would you ever consider doing workout videos? :D
Yes! Most definitely will be doing some in the future :)
Could you get tattoos on the grafts?
Eventually yes :)
Does it get better?
How long did it took for skin graft to heal? I too got a skin graft about 2 months ago on my lower leg, the skin take and close my wound but is still healing. Not like yours yet but is getting there
Hmm probably about 4 weeks or so.. then after that it started healing pretty quickly!
Cody_talks wow that is pretty fast. In my case I got it from my work accident. Broken bone and skin graft, mine will take longer to heal because of my bad injury. It is healing now but doctor said might be a full year to completely healed up. Good luck
Isnt there another technique where they take the phallus skin from the thigh? if yes why did you not got for it?
AgnosticKnight because he's a tiny guy and that tends to make a much larger phallus.
Yep haha :)
Cody_talks Is it related to height? I'm sorry I don't have much info on the matter yet. Thanks.
I have a question does it hurt the scarring?? I mean I know it's not the same thing but I have a scar that Ended up turning into a keloid and that thing hurts lol I'm just curious
It doesn't hurt too bad, it just feels really tight and achey sometimes. Hopefully it will feel better with time :)
Will you ever grow hair back on that part of ur arm???
I'm not sure.. i've had a few sprout here and there.
I'm a burn victim and may have to have them done I have 3rd degree burns on mu upper body
@Iqra Kpl my scars are from coffee I pulled a cup of hot coffee off the counter when I was 18 months old
I have PTSD from being burned I wake up at night with my chest burning update on scars they are starting to pull and hurt bad if any one wants me to I can make a video showing them and explain what happened and how they now
My Wife had 3rd degree burns on her shoulder and upper arm. and had 5 grafts taken from her legs and put into where the wounds were. the last 6th graft was a arterial connected graft from her back to her shoulder. we are just over 1 year since the accident.
she is able to to move and have flexibility but the grafted tissue still causes her pain and has discolouration. there are no current prescribed ointments and/or diets recommended from our doctor. I saw in the comments advice about vitamin E oil. Can you recommend (based on experience) what hope to restore original skin colouration and flexibility? Also for the donor site location to return to original skin colouration?
P.S. we were lucky to get into a clinical trial that used stem cells in 1 of the donor site locations and that completely healed in 10 days. cannot tell it apart from regular skin now. info on the clinical trial here : clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02737748
Just noticed you are not a burn survivor but a Phalloplasty patient. totally OK with that. I feel both burn victims and FTM community can totally share in the knowledge, there is very very little information out there for burn victims and I am very grateful to you for sharing your experience. It is close to what my wife went through and reliant useful information.
what I learned about skin grafts is that the full grafted skin will shrink after it is transplanted. just an FYI. i didn't know about that, just sharing.
Damn they really messed you up
Anybody wanna b a kind heart nd help me get this surgery 😭 seriously