Reconstruction
Reshaping or rebuilding the scrotum after webbing, lymphedema, infection such as Fournier's gangrene, trauma, or prior surgery.
Written and reviewed by Shervin Badkhshan, MD · Last reviewed
November 2026
Part of:
Peyronie's and genital reconstruction
Outpatient or longer
Recovery: 1–6 weeks
Fellowship-Trained Reconstructive Urology
PROCEDURAL PATHWAY AT-A-GLANCE
Indications, Surgical Technique & Recovery
1. WHO IT'S FOR
• Webbing • Lymphedema • After infection or prior surgery
2. HOW IT'S DONE
• Skin released or reshaped • Graft when needed
3. RECOVERY
• Swelling for a few weeks • Supportive underwear
Scrotoplasty reshapes or rebuilds the scrotum. It's used for penoscrotal webbing, scrotal lymphedema, after infections such as Fournier's gangrene, after trauma, and to fix problems from prior surgery.
The operation
Depending on the problem: releasing a web and rearranging the skin, removing swollen or excess skin, or rebuilding the scrotum with local skin or a graft. Simple cases are outpatient.
Recovery
Supportive underwear and ice for swelling, which can take a few weeks to settle. Desk work in about a week for simpler repairs; longer for reconstruction after infection or lymphedema.
Risks
Swelling, wound healing problems, infection, and the need for further revision in complex cases.
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Your actual test results, visit notes, and messages with your care team are in your patient portal, the same one you use to book visits. Send questions through the portal or call the office at (516) 535-1900. For anything urgent, call the office or go to the nearest emergency room.
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