Effectiveness of Preoperative Depilation of the Urethral Donor Site for Phalloplasty: Neourethral Hair Growth and its Effects on Voiding.

Background: For transgender men choosing to undergo phalloplasty with urethral lengthening, there is a potential for hair growth in the neourethra. Depilation of the urethral donor site may reduce subsequent intraurethral hair growth.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of preoperative laser depilation and assess the correlation between urethral hair density and voiding among transgender men undergoing phalloplasty with urethral lengthening.