Operative mastery, broadcast live
An intensive course on genital gender affirming surgery. The faculty operates on transfeminine and transmasculine cases in high definition from two rooms, with the discussion moderated in real time.
The four days, hour by hour
Each morning opens with the anatomy and the indications; the live cases follow, then outcomes, complications and a panel. Choose a day.
| 08:00 | Registration and welcomeThe course directors: an overview of genital gender affirming surgery programmes. | |
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| 09:00 | Evolution of gender affirming surgeryDr. Iván Mañero. Where the field came from, today's global standards and what comes next. | |
| 09:30 | Surgical anatomy for vaginoplastyNeurovascular structures, clitoral innervation, pelvic dissection planes and how to preserve sensation. | |
| 10:00 | Penile inversion vaginoplastyIn both rooms. Skin flap design, neovaginal cavity, clitoral reconstruction, urethral shortening and labia. | Live |
| 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Neovaginal outcomesDepth and width, sexual function, aesthetics and patient satisfaction. | |
| 15:00 | Managing complicationsStenosis, loss of depth, necrosis and how to revise. | |
| 16:00 | Revision labiaplasty and aesthetic refinementLabia reconstruction, clitoral hood refinement and scar revision. | Live |
| 17:45 | PanelComplex cases and surgical decision-making. |
| 08:30 | Pelvic and intestinal anatomyApproach, pelvic anatomy, the bowel's blood supply, indications and patient selection. | |
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| 10:30 | ColovaginoplastyChoosing and harvesting the bowel segment, keeping the pedicle, neovaginal anastomosis. | Live |
| 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Peritoneal vaginoplastyLaparoscopic or robotic approach, peritoneal flap design, creating and fixing the canal. | Live |
| 18:00 | Comparing the techniquesColovaginoplasty, peritoneal or penile inversion: which technique for which patient. |
| 09:00 | Options in masculinising genital surgeryMetoidioplasty, radial forearm and anterolateral thigh phalloplasty: indications and selection. | |
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| 09:30 | Radial free-flap phalloplastyFlap harvest, microvascular anastomosis, clitoral release, urethral reconstruction and shaping, with questions throughout. | Live |
| 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Scrotoplasty and testicular implantsForming the scrotal pouch, placing the implants, aesthetic refinement. | Live |
| 17:00 | Complications in phalloplastyUrethral fistula and stricture, flap loss and staged reconstruction. |
| 09:00 | Long-term outcomesUrinary and sexual function, quality of life. | |
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| 09:45 | Multidisciplinary careWhat endocrinology, pelvic floor therapy and mental health bring to the result. | |
| 10:30 | Complex revision surgeryRepairing neovaginal stenosis and urethral fistula, secondary genital reconstruction. | Live |
| 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 14:30 | Case-based sessionParticipants work through real cases: planning, complications and revision. | |
| 16:00 | Expert round tableWhere genital gender affirming surgery goes next. | |
| 17:00 | Closing and certificatesThe key points of the four days; every participant receives a certificate. |
Seven procedures on screen
Transfeminine on the first two days, transmasculine on the third, revision on the last. The faculty comments on both rooms as they work.
Who directs the course
- Director
- Dr. Iván Mañero
- Director
- Dr. Trinidad Labanca
- Host
- IM Gender, IM Clinic
Dr. Iván Mañero, plastic surgeon and founder of IM Clinic and IM Gender, has spent more than three decades in plastic surgery and is one of the European pioneers of genital gender affirming surgery. Dr. Trinidad Labanca co-directs the scientific programme; her field is genital gender affirming surgery and complex reconstruction.
The rooms you will watch
gender affirming surgeries at IM Gender
of them genital surgeries
Intelligent operating rooms
Natural light, views over Tibidabo and broadcast built into the rooms, so the cameras see what the surgeon sees.
Sant Cugat del Vallès
Carrer de Víctor Hugo 24, 25 minutes by FGC train from the centre of Barcelona.
Where to stay
Sant Cugat
Four hotels within reach of the clinic, and the city a short train ride away. The IM Gender patient care team can help international attendees with rooms and transfers on request.
Hotels
Near the clinic
- Hotel El Sant Cugat, in the town centre, the closest premium option
- AC Hotel Sant Cugat by Marriott, 150 m from FGC Sant Joan
- Exe Campus, in the business park, with meeting rooms
- QGAT Hotel Restaurant, on the edge of the old town
In Barcelona
- Hotel Arts, on the seafront
- Mandarin Oriental, on Passeig de Gràcia
- El Palace, near Plaça de Catalunya
- All 25 to 35 minutes from the clinic by train or car
On site
In the auditorium at IM Clinic, with the faculty in the room.
Seats are kept few so everyone can ask from the floor: all lectures, panels and the case-based session, both rooms on screen and a certificate of attendance. Residents and fellows register at a reduced fee with proof of status.
Live stream
Wherever you are, in high definition.
The seven surgeries and every lecture, streamed from both rooms with moderated questions and a certificate of attendance. Fees for both formats are confirmed when you register.
Reserve your seat
On-site seats go in the order requests arrive, and the team confirms availability within 48 hours. For anything else, write to Dr. Labanca at dra.labanca@ivanmanero.com.