What Is the Ideal Neophallus? Response to Frey et al. (2017): An Update on Genital Reconstruction Options for the Female-to-Male Transgender Patient: A Review of the Literature

• Lian Elfering, MSc,
• Mujde Özer, MD,
• Marlon E. Buncamper, MD, PhD,
• Jan-Maerten Smit, MD,
• Garry L. S. Pigot, MD,
• Mark Bram Bouman, MD, PhD,
• Margriet G. Mullender, PhD

Affiliations

Lian Elfering, MSc

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Mujde Özer, MD

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Marlon E. Buncamper, MD, PhD

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Jan-Maerten Smit, MD

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Garry L. S. Pigot, MD

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Mark Bram Bouman, MD, PhD

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Margriet G. Mullender, PhD

From the *Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Hand Surgery, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; †Department of Medical Psychology, Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ‡EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and §Department of Urology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.