Clitoral Reconstructive Surgery After Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Anatomy, Technical Innovations and Updates of the Initial Technique

• Published in: Journal of sexual medicine Vol. 18; no. 5; pp. 996 - 1008
• Main Authors: Botter, Charles, Sawan, Dana, SidAhmed-Mezi, Mounia, Spanopoulou, Sofia, Luchian, Stefan, Meningaud, Jean-Paul, Hersant, Barbara
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2021
• Subjects: Circumcision, Female - adverse effects; Clitoris; Clitoris - surgery; Egypt; Female; Female Genital Mutilation; France; Humans; Labia Minora; Reconstruction of the Clitoris; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; Surgical Technique; France; Egypt; Clitoris; Labia Minora; Female Genital Mutilation; Reconstruction of the Clitoris; Surgical Technique

Female genital mutilation (FGM) includes all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the female external genitalia or any other injury of the female genitalia that is performed for nonmedical reasons. FGM is classified into 4 types. Surgical clitoral reconstruction was first described by...