What Is Meatoplasty?
Meatoplasty (mee-AT-uh-plas-tee) is a simple procedure to fix meatal stenosis. The meatus (mee-AY-tis) is the opening in a boy's penis where the urine (pee) comes out. In meatal stenosis (mee-AT-ul steh-NO-sis), the meatus is too small.
Meatoplasty (also called meatotomy) makes the meatus bigger so that pee can come out normally.
What Happens During Meatoplasty?
Meatoplasty is done by a urologist, a doctor who diagnoses and treats problems with the urinary system. Before the meatoplasty, a boy gets general anesthesia so he will sleep through the procedure and not feel pain.