Penis construction
To help you understand the penis construction journey, we’ve broken it down into eight steps. They cover how to access, prepare for and recover from surgery.
![Creation of a penis](/sites/default/files/images/creationofpenis.jpg)
Considering surgery
Understanding the procedure
Referral for surgery
Meeting with the surgeon
Preparing for surgery
Day of surgery
Recovering from surgery
Life after surgery
Community Voices
![Person with a beard looking into the distance](/sites/default/files/images/cv22.jpg)
It’s hard to describe, but I just feel this overwhelming sense of peace with my phalloplasty. Having a penis, just having one, has done so much for me. It’s come with challenges, especially in recovery, but the result for me has been a sigh of relief for my body and whole being.
—B, on the sense of peace their surgery brought
![-Y, on having frank conversations](/sites/default/files/images/cv5_0.jpg)
My penis isn’t exactly what I had hoped for, but overall I’m happy with my procedure decisions. I’m thankful that, before accessing surgery, I was able to have very frank conversations with my surgeons, nurse practitioners, friends and others about what my priorities were and what level of risk and recovery I was able to accept.