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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]]
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[[Category:Medical term]]
[[Category:Penile surgery]]