A chemical messenger is any compound that serves to transmit a message. A chemical messenger may refer to: 1  Hormone, Long range chemical messenger. 2  Neurotransmitter, communicates to adjacent cells.3  Neuropeptide, a protein sequence which acts as a hormone or neurotransmitter. chemical messenger may refer to: 1  Hormone, Long range chemical messenger. 2  Neurotransmitter, communicates to adjacent cells. 3  Neuropeptide, a protein sequence which acts as a hormone or neurotransmitter.
A full vaginoplasty procedure takes about one to two hours. The surgery usually involves either pulling the pelvic floor muscles closer together, removing any loose excess skin and scar tissue, or a combination of the two.
Removing part or all of your vagina. The name of the operation to remove the whole vagina is total vaginectomy. An operation to remove the upper part of the vagina is a partial vaginectomy. The operation you need will depend on how much of the vagina is affected by the cancer.