In addition to the anesthetic, your healthcare provider may give your baby a pacifier dipped in sugar water. This can help soothe him while the procedure is happening. A circumcision can be done in several ways. The procedure usually takes about 15 minutes or less. The procedure goes like this:. The healthcare provider will gently loosen the foreskin from around the head of the penis, making a small slit in the foreskin. The healthcare provider may use one of the common methods to remove the foreskin.
These methods use devices that help protect the penis while removing the foreskin. The healthcare provider may attach a clamp over the head of the penis. Or the provider may place a plastic ring over the head of the penis. This makes it easier to cut the foreskin. The healthcare provider will use surgical tools to remove the foreskin. This exposes the end of the penis. The healthcare provider may place some petroleum jelly or ointment on the head of the penis and cover it with a loose gauze dressing.
This includes cleaning the area with plain water at least once a day. You will also need to clean it if the area is dirty after a bowel movement. Then let the area dry, and put petroleum jelly on it. This keeps the gauze dressing from sticking. You may be asked to remove the dressing the next day.
Or you may be asked to use a new dressing, and some petroleum jelly, each time you change diapers. When the gauze dressing is no longer needed, you may be told to keep putting petroleum jelly on the end of the penis for a few more days. This helps prevent the penis from sticking to the diaper.
Some swelling on the penis is normal. It's also normal for the penis to develop a crust. This will go away after a few days. We also perform more than re-circumcision procedures a year, many of which we strongly believe could be prevented by having the initial circumcision performed correctly by an experienced team like ours.
For Patients. Find A Doctor. What is circumcision? What are the potential benefits of circumcision? Other potential benefits include: near elimination of lifetime risk of penile cancer more than 90 percent reduction in the risk of urinary tract infections UTI during infancy reduced incidence of balanitis, an infection of the glands or head of the penis, and posthitis, an infection of the prepuce the skin covering the head of the penis elimination of phimosis inability to retract the foreskin Most researchers generally accept that circumcised men are less likely to acquire and transmit HIV and some sexually transmitted diseases.
However, if your child is not circumcised, he can do well by learning to fully pull back his foreskin around the time of toilet training and taking care to keep the entire penis clean with soap and water every day. Is it a common practice? Frequently asked questions How old should my child be for circumcision? What are the risks associated with the procedure?
The reported surgical complication rate is quite low between two to three percent and most of those are minor post-operative bleeding. The most common complication is that not enough foreskin is removed, leading parents to request an operative circumcision revision. Serious or life-threatening problems such as damage to the penis or major bleeding are extremely rare. How is circumcision performed? Is it extremely painful for the child? What is the recovery process?
Newborns and infants recover very quickly from the procedure, usually within 12 to 24 hours. Young children recover in one to two days. Many boys and men find it easier to maintain good genital hygiene when the foreskin is removed.
But we do want to be clear here: Good hygiene is good hygiene. There have been studies indicating that there is no effect of circumcision on sexual sensation or pleasure. Other studies, such as this one from , have found an increase in sexual sensitivity for circumcised men. As a new parent, you may be very nervous about this part. As with any surgical procedure, there are some risks to consider when deciding whether to circumcise your baby. To reassure you, circumcision is a very common procedure and complications are rare.
But the risks may include:. The incidence of serious complications such as damage to the penis is extremely low, estimated to be as low as 0. The incidence of minor complications such as bleeding or infection is reported at around 3 percent. There certainly are risks to consider. But these risks are minimal when the procedure is performed by a trained medical professional in a sterile setting. Somewhere between 60 and 90 percent of boys born in the United States are circumcised.
Circumcision is much less common in Asia, Europe, and South America. Other parents feel that circumcision causes unnecessary pain or disfigurement, or want to wait and give their son the chance to choose for himself when he gets older. These may be valid considerations for your family as well, and we encourage you to talk about them when making this personal choice. Most circumcisions are performed 24—72 hours after birth if performed in a hospital by a pediatrician or obstetrician.
The procedure usually takes between 10 and 20 minutes. You can stay with your baby during the entire thing. Usually your baby will be taken to a procedure room along with you or your partner and placed on a special table with soft restraints for their arms and legs.
Newborns still have that adorable startle reflex, so this is actually helpful in making everyone more comfortable — baby, and the doctor performing the procedure.
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