Clitoral hood reduction

"Clitoridotomy" redirects here. Not to be confused with clitoridectomy.
Clitoral hood reduction
Plastic surgical reduction of the clitoral hood (prepuce) for aesthetic reasons. Left: before, right: after the surgery.
SpecialtyPlastic surgeon

Clitoral hood reduction, also termed clitoral hoodectomy,[1] clitoral unhooding, clitoridotomy,[2][3] or (partial) hoodectomy, is a plastic surgery procedure (a form of vulvoplasty) for reducing the size and the area of the clitoral hood in order to further expose the glans of the clitoris.

It is usually performed as an elective cosmetic surgery meant to improve sexual satisfaction and to change the aesthetic appearance of the vulva. The reduction of the clitoral hood usually is done together with a labiaplasty that reduces the labia minora, and occasionally within a vaginoplasty.

Though patient surveys have indicated satisfaction with the outcome of such procedures, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists cautioned in 2007 that for this type of vaginal surgeries, which are not medically indicated, women should be informed about the lack of data on their efficacy and potential complications.[4]

  1. ^ Renganathan, Arasee; Cartwright, Rufus; Cardozo, Linda (2009). "Gynecological cosmetic surgery". Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology. 4 (2): 101–104. doi:10.1586/17474108.4.2.101. ISSN 1747-4108.
  2. ^ Carol Downer (1980). "Self-help for sex". Women's Sexual Development. Springer US. pp. 255–279. Some therapists refer women for female circumcision (clitoridotomy) to have their clitoral hoods removed so that they can be more sensitive to the thrusts of the penis
  3. ^ Barbera, M.C.L. (2009). Multicentered Feminism: Revisiting the "female Genital Mutilation" Discourse (PDF). Compostampa. pp. 485–507. ISBN 978-88-903912-6-2. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. ^ Committee on Gynecologic Practice, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (2007). "ACOG Committee Opinion No. 378: Vaginal "rejuvenation" and cosmetic vaginal procedures" (PDF). Obstetrics and Gynecology. 110 (3): 737–738. doi:10.1097/01.AOG.0000263927.82639.9b. ISSN 0029-7844. PMID 17766626. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 30, 2008.