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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 .
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.
Website support networks are available. [2] For instance, the American Cancer Society's Cancer Survivors Network website provides information for finding support networks. [4] Phalloplasty is also an option for surgical reconstruction of a penis. Genital area of male after partial penectomy
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.
[4] Clitoris enlargement may be achieved temporarily through the use of a clitoral pump, or it may be achieved permanently through the application or injection of testosterone. [4] Penis enlargement is a term for various techniques used to attempt to increase the size of the penis, though the safety and efficacy of these techniques are debated. [4]
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.
Metoidioplasty, metaoidioplasty, or metaidoioplasty [2] (informally called a meto or meta) is a female-to-male gender-affirming surgery. [3] Testosterone replacement therapy gradually enlarges the clitoris to a mean maximum size of 4.6 cm (1.8 in) [4] (as the clitoris and the penis are developmentally homologous).
Aphallia or absence of the penis is a very rare variation with an estimated incidence of 1 in 10,000,000 births. [9] It is a rare condition, with only approximately 60 cases reported as of 1989, [10] and 75 cases as of 2005. [11]