Male genital modification

thumb|270px|A 15th century Ottoman Empire|Ottoman medical illustration by [[Sabuncuoğlu Şerafeddin depicting an operation for castration]]

technique aimed to increase the size of a human penis

Penectomy is penis removal through surgery, generally for medical or personal reasons.

thumb|A painting of Cronus emasculating Uranus, |320x320px Emasculation is the removal of the external male sex organs, which includes both the penis and the scrotum, the latter of which contains the testicles. It is distinct from castration, where only the testicles are removed. Although the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, the potential medical consequences of emasculation are more extensive due to the complications arising from the removal of the penis. There are a range of religious, cultural, punitive, and personal reasons why someone may choose to emasculate himself or another p

attempts to restore a foreskin-like function and appearance to a previously circumcised penis

Phalloplasty (also called penoplasty) is the construction or reconstruction of a penis or the artificial modification of the penis by surgery. The term is also occasionally used to refer to penis enlargement.

ritual form of genital modification consisting of a urethrotomy, in which the underside of the penis is incised and the urethra slit open lengthwise, from the urethral opening toward the base

removal of the penis, usually as an act of aggression (for voluntary penis removal, see penectomy)

A meatotomy () is a form of penile modification in which the underside of the glans is split, extending the urinary meatus. The procedure may be performed by a doctor to alleviate meatal stenosis or urethral stricture. Outside of medical justification, it can be performed for aesthetic purposes and is considered to be an extreme form of genital modification.