There is no need to remove the stitches after circumcision because in the majority of cases the stitches are made with absorbable threads and the knots can be absorbed or fall out on their own. However, in a very small number of cases, the stitches are not absorbed or are made with non-absorbable thread and need to be removed. The removal of the stitches must be done in the hospital by a professional doctor, using sterile forceps, lifting the knot, interrupting the stitches at the root of the knot, and then withdrawing the stitches outside the body to complete the removal. The stitch removal process is very brief, and the stitch removal is only mildly painful and does not cause significant pain, and it takes about a minute to remove all the sutures from the foreskin. In the vast majority of patients, a local soak with iodine volts can be used to accelerate the absorption and removal of the sutures. For patients who have not had their sutures absorbed and removed for more than four weeks, the sutures need to be removed at the hospital. No anesthesia or hospitalization is required for suture removal, which can be done on an outpatient basis. After the stitches are removed, the patient can go home on his own and does not need to stay in the hospital for observation.