Clitoral reduction is the surgical reduction in size of the clitoris, used to treat clitoromegaly. It comes under the general heading of clitoroplasty, the field of plastic surgery of the clitoris. Unlike clitoridectomy, the amputation of part of the clitoris, now widely viewed as a form of female genital mutilation, modern clitoral reduction surgery aims to preserve sensation and function through the use of nerve-sparing microsurgical techniques. [1] [2] [3]
It should be distinguished from clitoral hood reduction, an operation on the clitoral hood in which the clitoris itself is not damaged.
Clitoral reduction is the surgical reduction in size of the clitoris, used to treat clitoromegaly. It comes under the general heading of clitoroplasty, the field of plastic surgery of the clitoris. Unlike clitoridectomy, the amputation of part of the clitoris, now widely viewed as a form of female genital mutilation, modern clitoral reduction surgery aims to preserve sensation and function through the use of nerve-sparing microsurgical techniques. [1] [2] [3]
It should be distinguished from clitoral hood reduction, an operation on the clitoral hood in which the clitoris itself is not damaged.