Dr Haertsch has 20 years experience in gender reassignment surgery, gaining experience here and in the United States. He performs both male to female reassignment and female to male procedures.
Prior to surgery, patients should be comfortable in living as the sex they wish to undertake. Surgery re-shapes your genitalia, but does not achieve a change of gender on its own. Transitioning includes paying attention to facial hair, voice training and social adjustment. Patients wishing to undergo surgery require two independent psychiatric evaluations indicating that the surgery is appropriate for them. They also require a letter from an endocrinologist outlining their hormone status.
All patients undergoing gender reassignment surgery consult at length with Dr Haertsch to decide the appropriate procedure for them. Male to female surgery is performed at Canada Bay Private Hospital in Sydney and involves 7 - 10 days as an in-patient. Accommodation in Sydney for the two weeks following discharge must allow for frequent salt baths. Female to male surgery involves a series of operations performed both in hospital and in the rooms at Epping over several months.
Practice staff and the staff at the hospital have extensive experience in gender reassignment surgery and will endeavour to treat you with respect and assist you to maintain your dignity throughout your hospitalisation. Please contact us on (02) 9868 5155 to arrange an appointment or e-mail any enquiries to Peter Haertsch
