How Long Does Circumcision Procedure Take?

Circumcision can reduce your risk of urinary tract infections, penile cancer and some sexually transmitted diseases. Furthermore, Circumcision Melbourne has also been proven to decrease transmission rates for HIV and herpes to female partners.

Call your pediatrician immediately if your infant experiences pain that does not subside, redness or swelling that worsens, or foul-smelling and cloudy drainage from their penis tip.

What is the procedure?

Circumcision involves the surgical removal of the foreskin – the covering that covers the head of the penis – at birth or shortly afterwards in hospital, but can also be performed at home or by a Jewish Mohel for religious reasons.

Your doctor will clean and apply antiseptic, before using either cream or injection to numb the penis. After placement on their back and restraint if necessary, your baby may suck on a pacifier or be given sugar water as pain-reducing measures during circumcision.

Use of clamp or plastic rings (like Gomco or Plastibell devices ) will then allow for separation of foreskin from head of penis, then cut it off using scalpel. Ointment will then be applied over head of penis and wrapped securely using gauze; usually this process only takes several minutes for newborn babies.

Preparation

Circumcision has been shown to lower the risk of HIV, the virus responsible for AIDS. Furthermore, circumcision decreases other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as herpes genitalis, chlamydia and human papillomavirus (HPV).

Your doctor will first clean your child’s penis and foreskin, apply a topical antibiotic ointment or petroleum jelly to it, then place a clamp or plastic ring over the tip of their penis to prevent bleeding until the cut heals completely.

After circumcision, your child’s penis usually takes seven to 10 days to fully heal. At first, his tip may appear red or swollen and yellow discharge may form around its tip – this is completely normal! In addition, yellow discharge or coatings may form at its tip. Call your doctor if the area becomes infected; fever over 100 degrees Fahrenheit indicates infection and the most accurate way to check their temperature would be rectal thermometer for children under 3 years or ear thermometer for those over three months old.

Anesthesia

Circumcision procedures usually occur while your baby is asleep under general anaesthetic; or, if their medical conditions prevent this option, a local anaesthetic injection into their penis base will be administered instead.

Your baby may wake up feeling discomfort due to their penis being clamped and foreskin removed; taking an OTC pain reliever may help alleviate some discomfort and swelling.

Circumcision recovery generally takes 7 to 10 days, with its tip appearing reddened, swollen and covered in yellow crust. You should wash their penis daily with water while also applying ointment when changing diapers to prevent sticking. Consult a medical provider if their circumcision doesn’t heal within one week or shows signs of infection; call also if baby stops peeing within 12 hours post procedure or has blood on diaper larger than a quarter.

Surgery

Circumcision is a simple yet quick surgical process used to remove the foreskin or hood of skin covering the head (glans) of the penis. Most commonly conducted upon newborns within 2 days after birth at hospitals.

Medical staff will begin by cleaning and applying an anesthetic in either shot form or cream form to make sure your child does not experience pain during this procedure. They will then separate foreskin from head of penis using scalpel before using antibacterial ointment or petroleum jelly on penis to coat it loosely before wrapping with gauze bandages for support.

Being circumcised could help your baby avoid common conditions like posthitis and balanoposthitis – inflammations of the foreskin and head of penis respectively. Furthermore, research indicates that circumcised males are at lower risk for HIV infection which is responsible for AIDS.