what happens in sex change actually?is it safe?

Answer 1

The most dangerous part of changing sex is not the surgery.
The most dangerous part is the hatred and bigotry that subgroups of society exercise against transsexuals, which is quite appalling in this age of social enlightenment.

Not only is there a danger of physical abuse from others but the difficulty getting social acceptance can result in suicides, in fact regardless of the operation.

For those who are successful in social transition, surgery is an option and significantly improves one's sense of self and congruety with gender role.

It is often accompanied by facial feminisation surgery and breast augmentation plus lost of speech therapy and hormonal therapy.

It is safe so long as it is monitored by doctors in a specialised gender identity team.

The genital surgery usually involves removal of testicles, amputation of the shaft of the penis with preservation of penile skin to invert and forma a vagina and preservation of the glans penis remnant to form a neo-clitoris.
Scrotal skin is used to fashion labia.

For some, although much less commonly, it is necessary to use a segment of colon to form the vagina if previous surgery has failed or there is insufficient penile skin.

To go the other way is more complicated as it is easier to cut the penis off and fashion a vagina than to construct a functional penis. Penile shafts can be made from muscle flaps from thigh or abdominal wall but it is not possible to create erectile tissue, prosthesis can approximate this.
It is possible for the postop transman to stand to pee though.

For the male-to-female TS the whole thing is completely irreversible. Nevertheless, if you are a woman you are what you are and that is regardless of your birth sex, so this whole process is life-saving for people who suffer from gender dysphoria.

Answer 2

Going through a sex change is a long, difficult, and very emotionally vulnerable thing. The surgery itself, as many here have already said, is about as safe as any other major surgery.

The process, however starts at least a year before that.

A candidate for SRS [Sexual Reassignment Surgery] must first live a year in their intended role, dressing and presenting themselves as their new sex, during this time they are under psychiatric evaluation and are also usually taking hormone replacement therapy.

Answer 3

It's a pretty complicated operation, but apparently no less safe than any other major surgery.

Answer 4

They turn male parts into female parts or vise versa!!! The penis becomes a vagina, or they try and make a penis from the vagina.
I guess it is as safe as any other major surgery.

Answer 5

This website explains pretty well. I hope you are considering having this operation.

http://www.srsmiami.com/