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{{NYT en}}
A '''frenectomy''' is the [[excision]] of the [[frenulum]],<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Frenectomy
|title=Frenectomy
|last=
|first=
|init=
|publisher=The Free Dictionary
|date=2012
|accessdate=2023-01-24
}}</ref> a small ligament of tissue that prevents the [[foreskin]] from retracting too far. Frenectomy is occasionally used in cases of [[frenulum breve]] to permit more complete [[Development of retractable foreskin| retraction]] of the [[foreskin]]. '''Frenulectomy''' has a similar meaning.
Excision or cutting of the frenulum will also excise the [[frenular artery]] that supplies arterial blood to the [[glans penis]].
==Video==
The procedure depicted in this video by Dr. Gupta of New Delhi is labeled as a [[frenuloplasty]], however it actually is a frenectomy.
<youtube>v=lxZFser_bXk</youtube>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Frenuloplasty]]
{{REF}}
[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Penile surgery]]
[[en:Frenectomy]]
A '''frenectomy''' is the [[excision]] of the [[frenulum]],<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Frenectomy
|title=Frenectomy
|last=
|first=
|init=
|publisher=The Free Dictionary
|date=2012
|accessdate=2023-01-24
}}</ref> a small ligament of tissue that prevents the [[foreskin]] from retracting too far. Frenectomy is occasionally used in cases of [[frenulum breve]] to permit more complete [[Development of retractable foreskin| retraction]] of the [[foreskin]]. '''Frenulectomy''' has a similar meaning.
Excision or cutting of the frenulum will also excise the [[frenular artery]] that supplies arterial blood to the [[glans penis]].
==Video==
The procedure depicted in this video by Dr. Gupta of New Delhi is labeled as a [[frenuloplasty]], however it actually is a frenectomy.
<youtube>v=lxZFser_bXk</youtube>
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Frenuloplasty]]
{{REF}}
[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Penile surgery]]
[[en:Frenectomy]]