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Vaginoplasty: What You Can't Find on the Internet but Need to Know
Workshop Description
This workshop is a panel with 3 surgeons discussing experiences before and after vaginoplasty that patients are often not well informed about. The discussion handles hair removal, WPATH requirements, bowel prep, immediate and long term postoperative care including the normal healing process, complications, dilating, pelvic pain, sex and embarrassing questions we hope everyone will ask. This includes discussing anatomy and functioning and tries to give a realistic approach to healing up from vaginoplasty mentally and physically.
Primary Contact
Rixt Luikenaar, Crane Center for Transgender Surgery/Rebirth Obgyn
Workshop Presenter's Names
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/292ae9b2fb435594e38fb3089121c4f3.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Rixt Luikenaar, Crane Center for Transgender Surgery, Rebirth Obgyn")
Rixt Luikenaar, Crane Center for Transgender Surgery, Rebirth Obgyn
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MD FACOG
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she/her
Presenter Bio
Rixt Luikenaar is a Board Certified Gynecologist from The Netherlands with 20 years of experience and a Certified WPATH Transgender Health Expert. She owns "Rebirth Obgyn" and has provided care for over 5000 transgender folks. She launched a practice with Curtis Crane this year with the purpose of offering vaginoplasty in Salt Lake City. She graduates May 1st from the eMBA program at the University of Utah and is co-editor of the first ever textbook in trans*gynecology. She has a transgender son, loves naked cats and Electronic Dance music.
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c9c9f6b04af6a767b79c0a819a8fa96f.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Ashley Deleon")
Ashley Deleon
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MD, FACS, Pharm. D.
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Presenter Bio
Dr. DeLeon is a board certified general surgeon and fellowship trained transgender surgeon practicing at the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery in Austin, Texas. She is both a Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Pharmacy. Her surgical residency was completed at The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School where she is currently a Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery and Peri-operative Care. After practicing for several years in general surgery and trauma, Dr. DeLeon completed a Fellowship in Gender Affirmation Surgery with Dr. Curtis Crane and has now dedicated her full-time efforts exclusively to the transgender community.
![[photo]](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8ebbd52a072e95118b9f40431e855a42.png?d=https://proposalspace.com/images/no_photo.png&r=PG&s=50 "Angela Rodriguez")
Angela Rodriguez
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Dr. Rodriguez is a board certified plastic surgeon practicing at the Crane Center for Transgender Surgery in San Francisco. She is dedicated full time to the care of the transgender community. Dr. Rodriguez completed her internship/residency in surgery as well as Plastic Surgery Fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. She elected to pursue an additional subspecialty fellowship in craniofacial surgery at Stanford University. She spent two years at Harvard University as a research fellow.