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Information about Hymenoplasty and its application.
There are a few varieties of the operation. The term may cover at least four significantly different types of procedure:
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Suturing of a tear in the hymen such as might be caused by sexual assault, soon after the assault, to facilitate healing.
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A purely cosmetic procedure in which a membrane without blood supply is created, sometimes including a gelatine capsule of an artificial bloodlike substance. This operation is intended to be performed within a few days before an intended marriage.
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Use of a flap of the vaginal lining, complete with its blood supply, to create a new hymen. Patients are advised to refrain from penetrative sex for up to three months following these procedures.
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The term hymen reconstruction has also been used to describe some varieties of infibulation, requiring further surgery before penetration is possible.
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