Frenulum breve: Difference between revisions

'''Frenulum breve''' or a short frenulum, is a condition in which the [[frenulum]], which is an elastic band of tissue under the [[glans penis]] that connects to the [[foreskin|prepuce]] (foreskin) and helps contract the prepuce over the glans, is short and restricts the movement of the prepuce. The [[frenulum]] should normally be sufficiently long and supple to allow for the full retraction of the prepuce so that it lies smoothly back on the shaft of the erect [[penis]]. The penile frenulum is comparable to the tongue's frenulum between the tongue's lower surface and the lower jaw, or the frenulum between the upper lip and the outside of the upper gum.