WORLD JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
مجله جهانی جراحی پلاستیک
WJPS
Medical Sciences
http://wjps.ir
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2252-0724
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10.61186/wjps
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gregorian
2021
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The Role of Plastic Surgeons in Female Genital Mutilation Reconstructive Surgery
تخصصي
Special
Short Communication
Short Communication
The World Health Organization defines female genital mutilation (FGM) as any procedure involving partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other injury to genital organs for non-medical indications. Despite prohibitory legislation in the United States and significant morbidity related to FGM procedures, the practice continues throughout the globe with three million women at risk annually. Surgical care for women with FGM has historically been in the hands of obstetrician and gynecologists (OB GYNs), and mainly focused to help safe labor and delivery. Recent awareness of the need for improved reconstructive surgical care for FGM has developed in the plastic surgical literature. This Current Opinion article highlights the historical surgical care for FGM and the opportunity for plastic surgeons to get more involved in the multidisciplinary care of these patients.
Female genital mutilation, Female circumcision, Reconstructive surgery, Plastic surgery
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http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-590-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Ava G.
Chappell
agchapp@gmail.com
100319475328460010008
100319475328460010008
Yes
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine
Alex J.
Soriano
Alex.Soriano@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
100319475328460010009
100319475328460010009
No
Division of Urogynecology, Department of Gynecology
Ivona
Percec
Ivona.Percec@pennmedicine.upenn.edu
100319475328460010010
100319475328460010010
No
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery