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A '''frenuloplasty of prepuce of penis''' (also known as a '''release of frenulum''') is a [[frenuloplasty]] of the [[frenulum]].
An abnormally short or sensitive [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]] can make some types of sexual activity uncomfortable or even painful. This may be a complication of circumcision or a naturally occurring event. When it is a naturally occurring event, a short frenulum can restrict normal retraction of the [[foreskin]] during erection, (a condition known as [[frenulum breve]]). The goal of treatment is to allow normal retraction of the foreskin. Circumcision may relieve this condition but is not indicated solely for treating [[frenulum breve]]. <ref name="findlayson2011">{{REFjournal |last=Dockray |first=Judith |author-link= |last2=Findlayson |first2=Alexander |author2-link= |last3=Muir |first3=Gordon H. |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Penile frenuloplasty: a simple and effective treatment for frenular pain or scarring |trans-title= |language= |journal=BJU Int |location= |date=2011-05 |volume=109 |issue=10 |pages=1546-50 |url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10678.x |quote= |pubmedID= 22176714 |pubmedCID= |DOI=1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10678.x. |accessdate=2019-12-12}}</ref>
==Procedure==
Another reason for the treatment is to correct a rare complication of a frenulum breve which presents as scars on the frenulum, these scars cause pain and make normal sex very difficult and are caused by the rubbing of the frenulum whilst engaging in sexual activity. These scars only effect those with [[frenulum breve]]. The frenuloplasty can be conducted under either general or local anesthesia.
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