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Definition of frenulum
Before proceeding with the discussion concerning the short frenulum, it is necessary to analyze what the frenulum is.
In the medical field, by frenulum of the penis we mean that thin tissue lamina that connects the glans penis to the foreskin, an erogenous zone that is particularly sensitive when stimulated, because it is richly vascularized and equipped with many nerve pleasure receptors. Following repeated sexual intercourse, it occurs an "inevitable mechanical stress on the frenulum, a particularly delicate area, therefore sensitive to micro lacerations and small cuts which, over time, create pain and damage.
Complications
As the term itself anticipates, the short frenulum is an anatomical feature in which the frenulum of the glans appears shorter than normal: this condition could cause dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) and discomfort during erection, with consequent difficulty in maintaining it. . In fact, it is true that some patients with this anatomical feature complain of acute pain during penetration: the frenulum, being short, makes it difficult to uncover the glans because the normal sliding of the foreskin is hindered. Furthermore, in such situations, the probability of a spontaneous laceration of the frenulum itself increases, which results in bleeding, mainly caused by rubbing with the vaginal walls.
With a frenulum that is too short, the condition can degenerate, thus causing a real downward curvature of the glans.
Some patients with evidently short frenum tend to complain of "premature ejaculation."
In other patients, the frenum is the consequence of repeated microtraumas during the sexual act, responsible for retracting scar lesions at the preputial level: the effect is the shortening of the frenulum [taken from http://www.fimosi.com/ ].
Treatments
The problem of the short frenulum frightens many men, because it could create considerable discomfort and psychological disorders, especially in the sexual sphere: the patient will have to undergo an andrological control, following which he will be able to solve the annoying problem through corrective interventions called frenulotomy or frenuloplasty.
- Frenulotomy: surgery which mainly consists in cutting the frenulum of the foreskin; then the margins of the incision are sutured to remedy the problem of the short frenulum (lengthening of the frenulum is obtained). Generally, the operation is carried out in day-hospital, using local anesthesia: the operation is of short duration. Following the frenulotomy, the patient may experience a discomfort in the genital level, pain and bleeding; less frequent cases of hematoma and infections. Some patients also complain of a modulation of sensations during intimacy with the partner. It is essential to abstain from intercourse for about a month, to allow the genital organ to completely regain its functionality.
- Frenuloplasty: another type of intervention aimed at resolving the short frenulum. In this case, the frenulum incision is transversal and the sutures are applied longitudinally: in this way, the penis is apparently more elongated. In such an intervention, which is not dangerous when all the hygienic-sanitary conditions are respected, the side effects are minimal; the frenulum lengthening operation lasts less than 30 minutes and the patient is anesthetized only in situ using anesthetizing ointment.
Thanks to these simple interventions, the patient completely regains the function of the member and heals completely: the frenulum, therefore, returns to normal size.
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Description of "frenulum"
Frenulum of the penis: thin tissue lamina that connects the glans penis to the foreskin, an erogenous zone that is particularly sensitive when stimulated
Short frenulum
Anatomical feature in which the frenulum of the glans appears shorter than normal
Main causal factor
- Microtrauma repeated during the sexual act
- Retracting scar lesions at the foreskin level
Short frenulum and complications
- Dyspareunia
- Discomfort during erection
- Difficulty maintaining an erection
- Sexual act → rubbing with the vaginal walls of the partner → spontaneous laceration of the frenulum → pain → bleeding
- Premature ejaculation
Treatments to remedy the short frenulum
Frenulotomy: surgery which mainly consists in severing the frenulum of the foreskin. Frenum incision → suture of the margins → frenulum lengthening
Frenuloplasty: the frenulum incision is transversal and the sutures are applied longitudinally: in this way, the penis is also (apparently) more elongated
