Monthly Archives: February 2024

Align Surgical Associates’ active research program is unique among private surgical practices. We sat down recently with Align’s first research director, Dr. Arya Akhavan, to find out more: 1. Introduce yourself and tell me about your role. I’m a plastic surgeon who took a break from my residency training to dive fully into research. I …

What is single-scar phalloplasty? Phalloplasty is a complex gender-affirming procedure that creates or reconstructs a penis for transgender men. This type of surgery has a lot of parts to it, and it may come with complications, which makes it a challenging procedure to do well in medicine. Phalloplasties have traditionally required patients to accept a …