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<br>The procedure depicted in this video by Dr. Gupta of New Delhi is labeled as a [[frenuloplasty]], however it actually is a frenectomy.
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}}</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 cuttincg cutting of the frenulum will also excise the [[frenular artery]] that supplies arterial blood to the [[glans penis]].
==Video==
<youtube>v=lxZFser_bXk</youtube>
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* [[Frenuloplasty]]
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[[Category:Penile surgery]]