Pierre Foldes

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The French surgeon, of Hungarian origin, Pierre Foldes is the inventor, in collaboration with the urologist Jean-Antoine Robein, of a technique to repair the damage caused by Female Genital Cutting.[1] This technique repairs the urologic and obstetric problems related to Female Genital Cutting, and also allows the mutilated women to experience erotic pleasure during sexual stimulation.

For the past 25 years, Foldes has worked to repair women who have experienced genital mutilation. He has operated on approximately 60 women who were mostly younger than 30. His procedure consists of the removal of any scar tissue from the vulva, and of the lowering of the clitoris by cutting ligaments that support it while preserving nerves and blood vessels. Wedge Plasty is used to reconstruct a clitoral glans.[2] Months of healing are required for the women to regain sensation.[3]

Pierre Foldes continues his work despite repeated death threats.

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  1. ^ http://www.afrik.com/article6941.html
  2. ^ [Reconstructive plastic surgery of the clitoris after sexual mutilation] Prog Urol. 2004 Feb;14(1):47-50. French.
  3. ^ http://living.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=516832004

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