Clitoroplasty is a type ofplastic surgery involving theclitoris. It encompasses several procedures, including clitoral reduction, clitoral reconstruction, and the creation of a neoclitoris in male-to-femalegender-affirming surgery. These surgeries aim to retain or restore sensation and function in the clitoris, often employingnerve-sparing techniques.
Clitoral reconstruction is surgery to restore the function and structure of the clitoris. Examples of clitoral reconstruction include its use to mitigatecongenital malformation or repair damage caused byfemale genital mutilation.[1][2]
Clitoral reconstruction after female genital mutilation involves surgery to expose the remaining deep structures of the clitoris. As of 2023[update], there was little evidence for the therapeutic effectiveness of this procedure.[3]
Clitoral reduction is the surgical reduction in size of the clitoris, used to treatclitoromegaly. Unlikeclitoridectomy, the amputation of part of the clitoris, commonly considered a form offemale genital mutilation, modern clitoral reduction surgery aims to preserve sensation and function through the use of nerve-sparingmicrosurgical techniques.[4][5][6]
