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Phalloplasty (also called penoplasty) [1] is the construction or reconstruction of a penis or the artificial modification of the penis by surgery. The term is also occasionally used to refer to penis enlargement .
Laurence Michael Dillon (1 May 1915 – 15 May 1962) was a British doctor, author, Buddhist monk and the first known transgender man to undergo a phalloplasty. [1] Born in Ladbroke Gardens, Kensington, he and his elder brother moved to Folkestone as children following the death of their mother from sepsis.
A penile implant is an implanted device intended for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, ischemic priapism, deformity and any traumatic injury of the penis, and for phalloplasty or metoidioplasty, including in gender-affirming surgery. Men also opt for penile implants for aesthetic purposes.
Phalloplasty is the process of constructing a penis using a flap (graft) from the patient's arm, thigh, abdomen, or back. [13] Compared to metoidioplasty, phalloplasty provides a larger penis which may more closely resemble a natal penis.
Phalloplasty, the construction or reconstruction of a penis Metoidioplasty , the construction of a penis from a hormonally-enlarged clitoris in female-to-male sex reassignment surgery Sex reassignment surgery , to alter a person's existing sexual characteristics to resemble those of their identified gender
[10] [11] These innovations improved phalloplasty by allowing constructed male structures to naturally urinate and engage in sexual intercourse. From 1981 to 1983, he served as the second President of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, now known as the World Professional Association for Transgender Health .
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Physical techniques involve extension devices, hanging weights, and vacuum pressure. There is also significant overlap between techniques intended to enlarge the penis and techniques intended to achieve other, related objectives, such as reversing impotence, extending the duration of erections, or enhancing sexual climax.