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"It was like a dream. It was. This is a moment that I had always envisioned and just experiencing it was so surreal. I was like I can't believe this is happening," Jazz <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/transgender-teen-jazz-star-jazz-jennings-sharing-final/story?id=58513271" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">told</a> ABC News' <em>Nightline</em> co-anchor <strong>Juju Chang</strong>.</p> <p>And now, the transgender advocate is sharing her emotional journey on the TLC show聽<em>I Am Jazz</em>, in the hopes of creating real change and promoting greater understanding of how transgender teens feel. Jazz said, "From the time I was six years old, I've been sharing my story. And you know at first I thought, 'Okay, this is all going to come to an end one day and then I'll be able to live my life.' But more and more I realized that I was given this platform for a reason and that I have a strong and powerful voice."</p></div></div></section><section class="article-detail__segment"><div class="article-detail__cta" data-testid="segment-cta"><a data-hook="cta-link" href="/news/948125/jazz-jennings-is-doing-great-after-gender-confirmation-surgery" data-analytics-linklocation="article-call-to-action" data-analytics-cta-type="article"><div class="article-detail__cta__thumb-wrap"><span class="thumb thumb--1x1 article-detail__image-wrap " data-hook="thumb"></span></div><div class="article-detail__cta__body"><div class="article-detail__cta__heading">read</div><div data-hook="cta-title" class="article-detail__cta__title">Jazz Jennings Is "Doing Great" After Gender Confirmation Surgery</div></div></a></div></section><div data-hook="adp-segment-ad" class="article-detail__segment-ad"><div class=" mps--centered" data-slot="inlinearticle"></div></div><section class="article-detail__segment"><div class="article-detail__photo-text article-detail__photo-text--portrait"><div class="article-detail__image-wrap"><span style="padding-top:125%" class="thumb " data-hook="thumb"></span><span data-hook="adp-photo-agency" class="article-detail__image-agency">Instagram</span></div><div class="article-detail__text-only" data-testid="segment-text-only"><p>Jazz, who started transitioning at the age of five, underwent her surgery in June, but there were many challenges.聽From having to lose 30 lbs., to finding a skilled surgeon, Jazz overcame all obstacles. One unexpected issue聽that arose was that she "didn't have enough growth down below" for the surgeon to use to fashion a vagina out of a penis.</p> <p>She and her family decided to try a new technique instead. "They're using the tissue I have, the peritoneum, and also, they may take a skin graft as well. I say it's going to be like a patchwork vagina, Franken-vagina," she joked. "So yeah, as long as it's functional, that's all that matters."</p> <p>Although, she admits she still wants it "to look somewhat pretty."</p></div></div></section><section class="article-detail__segment"><div data-hook="socail-content" class="article-detail__social-content"><iframe width="560" height="315" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xzalQOW_T-I?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen title="'It was like a dream': Trans advocate Jazz Jennings on gender confirmation surgery" class="optanon-category-4-8"></iframe></div></section><section class="article-detail__segment is-hidden-desktop"></section><section class="article-detail__segment"><div class="article-detail__text-only" data-testid="segment-text-only"><p>Unfortunately, there was one minor setback during the process. She revealed, "There was just an unfortunate event and setback where things did come apart and there was a complication.聽I had to come back in for another procedure, but it was just all part of the journey. The good thing though is that it was only cosmetic and external so it wasn't too dramatic."</p> <p>Fans can see how her journey unfolds on the next season of聽<em>I Am Jazz</em> on TLC.</p></div></section></div><div class="column is-4-desktop is-hidden-touch article-detail__right-rail"><div class="article-detail__right-rail--topad"><div class=" mps--desktop-only" data-slot="boxflex"></div></div><div id="right-rail-article-thumbnails"></div></div></div><div id="below-article-thumbnails-v2"></div><div id="kargo" class="mps-kargo" data-slot="kargo"></div></main></main></div><script src="https://cdn.cookielaw.org/consent/tcf.stub.js" type="text/javascript" charSet="UTF-8" defer=""></script><script type="text/javascript">function OptanonWrapper() {}</script><script>mps.writeFooter && mps.writeFooter();</script><footer class="page-footer"><div class="global-footer container" data-hook="global-footer"><div class="global-footer__line global-footer__line--first"></div><div 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"It was like a dream. It was. This is a moment that I had always envisioned and just experiencing it was so surreal. I was like I can't believe this is happening," Jazz \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fabcnews.go.com\u002FHealth\u002Ftransgender-teen-jazz-star-jazz-jennings-sharing-final\u002Fstory?id=58513271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Etold\u003C\u002Fa\u003E ABC News' \u003Cem\u003ENightline\u003C\u002Fem\u003E co-anchor \u003Cstrong\u003EJuju Chang\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd now, the transgender advocate is sharing her emotional journey on the TLC show聽\u003Cem\u003EI Am Jazz\u003C\u002Fem\u003E, in the hopes of creating real change and promoting greater understanding of how transgender teens feel. Jazz said, "From the time I was six years old, I've been sharing my story. And you know at first I thought, 'Okay, this is all going to come to an end one day and then I'll be able to live my life.' 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One unexpected issue聽that arose was that she "didn't have enough growth down below" for the surgeon to use to fashion a vagina out of a penis.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EShe and her family decided to try a new technique instead. "They're using the tissue I have, the peritoneum, and also, they may take a skin graft as well. I say it's going to be like a patchwork vagina, Franken-vagina," she joked. "So yeah, as long as it's functional, that's all that matters."\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough, she admits she still wants it "to look somewhat pretty."\u003C\u002Fp\u003E","html":null,"type":"PHOTO_TEXT","poll":null,"image({\"edition\":\"US\"})":{"__ref":"Image:921584"},"video":null,"productOffer":null,"checkoutItem":null,"checkoutCollectionKey":null},{"__typename":"ArticleSegment","cta":null,"uri":null,"socialContent":{"__ref":"SocialContent:xzalQOW_T-I"},"gallery":null,"text":"","html":null,"type":"SOCIAL_CONTENT","poll":null,"image({\"edition\":\"US\"})":null,"video":null,"productOffer":null,"checkoutItem":null,"checkoutCollectionKey":null},{"__typename":"ArticleSegment","cta":null,"uri":null,"socialContent":null,"gallery":null,"text":"\u003Cp\u003EUnfortunately, there was one minor setback during the process. 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