In pedicled rectosigmoid vaginoplasty, colon cleansing is very important. Therefore, a few days before the procedure, the medical team will prescribe a diet that will facilitate colon cleansing. The patient must follow it scrupulously to facilitate gender affirmation surgery.
The day before your colovaginoplasty surgery, you will be admitted to IM CLINIC. Throughout the day of admission, the relevant monitoring will be carried out and the colon (large intestine) will be cleaned so that it is clean and as free of bacteria as possible. The aim of colon cleansings is to reduce the risk of infection from handling a viscera that is commonly colonized by a wide variety of bacteria.