What is "phalloplasty"

n. (context surgery English) plastic surgery of the penis, to repair injury, for enlargement or for sex change.

n. reconstructive surgery on the penis to repair congenital abnormality or injury

Phalloplasty is the construction or reconstruction of a penis, or the artificial modification of the penis by surgery. Often, but not always, seen as simply a cosmetic procedure, this surgery can help transgender men be comfortable in their own bodies. The term phalloplasty is also occasionally used to refer to penis enlargement.

The first phalloplasty done for the purposes of sexual reassignment was performed on trans man Michael Dillon in 1946 by Dr. Harold Gillies, which is documented in Pagan Kennedy's book The First Man-Made Man.