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Frenulectomy of the penis is a surgical procedure for cutting and removal of the penile frenulum, to correct a condition known as frenulum breve. This condition prevents the full retraction of the foreskin with or without an erection.
One study suggests around 15–20% of men require additional circumcision after a frenuloplasty, because not all symptoms indicating the surgery improved. [3] The British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) estimates this number to be lower at 2–10%. [4]
Surgical treatment includes frenuloplasty (frenulum lengthening or reconstruction), frenectomy, or circumcision. [4] There are a variety of different circumcision techniques in which the frenulum can be spared and left completely intact. [20] It is possible for the frenulum to tear during sexual activities.
A frenectomy is the removal of a frenulum, a small fold of tissue that prevents an organ in the body from moving too far. It can refer to frenula in several places on the human body. It is related to frenuloplasty, a surgical alteration in a frenulum. Done mostly for orthodontic purposes, a frenectomy is either performed inside the middle of ...
Urology Before (above) and after (below) frenuloplasty Frenulum breve , or short frenulum , is a condition in which the frenulum of the penis , which is an elastic band of tissue under the glans penis that connects to the foreskin and helps contract it over the glans, is too short and thus restricts the movement of the foreskin.
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