Circumcision is a common minor surgery in urology, although the surgery is very simple, but post-operative care is also very important, should pay attention to the following items: 1, post-operative incision bleeding problem: in the 24 hours after surgery is most common. If the bleeding is not large, for example, the bleeding only stains part of the gauze, it can be treated without special treatment and can often stop bleeding by itself. If the incision bleeds more than once, blood keeps dripping out from the gauze, or the patient’s penile foreskin has a hematoma, we should go to the hospital immediately.
2, post-operative incision cracking problem: within a week after circumcision, try to avoid sexual stimulation and fantasy, hold urine, to avoid repeated erection of the penis and lead to wound cracking, or re-bleeding; 1-2 months after surgery abstain from sexual life, to prevent incision cracking or bleeding. But the wound will be different depending on the individual situation, the wound healing time will also be different.
3, post-operative foreskin edema problem: circumcision after the wound will have a mild edema, is a normal post-operative reaction, generally need pressure bandage 2-3 days to reduce post-operative edema. However, if there is difficulty in urination, or if blisters appear, or if the edema is serious, or if the glans is bruised and battered, come to the hospital immediately for treatment. Usually the foreskin edema will gradually subside 2-4 weeks after the surgery in patients. However, there are a few patients with longer post-operative foreskin edema, mainly due to the surgery cut off the subcutaneous lymphatic vessels resulting in poor reflux of edema fluid, after a period of recovery, generally can be recovered on their own.
4, postoperative urination problems: 2-3 days after surgery due to pressure bandage may affect urination, can lead to urination after a small amount of urine overflow from the urethral opening, so it is recommended that after each urination the urethral opening residual urine with toilet paper or dry cloth dry, pay attention to keep the gauze clean and dry. If the gauze is soaked with urine, it is recommended to change it in time. If the conditions do not allow, you can also temporarily dry it with a hair dryer, taking care not to overheat and cause thermal damage to the head of the penis.
5, post-operative rest problem: after circumcision to avoid long periods of standing, sitting or walking, it is recommended that it is best to lie down and rest for 3-5 days. If you sit still or stand for a long time, the foreskin edema will increase and the local blood flow will be poor, which will affect the wound healing.
6, post-operative clothing problems: circumcision after wearing loose underwear to reduce the friction on the head of the penis.
7, post-operative dietary problems: circumcision after avoid alcohol, as little as possible to eat spicy food.
8, post-operative suture problem: circumcision sutures generally do not need to be removed after circumcision, about 1-2 weeks will automatically fall off. The wound will heal in about 1 week or so, but it may still be split within 1-2 months of sexual life (intercourse or masturbation) or trauma. If there is a wound split, please come to the hospital in time to deal with it.
9, post-operative infection problems: post-circumcision anti-infection, due to good blood supply to the penis, the ability to fight infection is relatively strong, ordinary circumcision after the general antibiotic anti-infection treatment can be given a week. Also change the dressing once in 2-4 days according to medical advice. For patients with circumcision, if the glans skin peeling surface is relatively large during the surgery, and there is much blood leakage, it is estimated that the healing time is longer, you can apply antibiotics by intravenous infusion appropriately.
10. Postoperative incisional bleeding problem: It is most common in the 24 hours after surgery. If the bleeding is not large, for example, the bleeding only stains part of the gauze, it can be treated without special treatment and can often stop bleeding by itself. If the incision bleeds more than once and blood keeps dripping out from the gauze, or if the patient has a hematoma of the penile foreskin, he should go to the hospital immediately.
11, post-operative incision cracking problem: within a week after circumcision, try to avoid sexual stimulation and fantasy, hold urine, to avoid repeated erection of the penis and lead to wound cracking, or re-bleeding; 1-2 months after surgery abstain from sexual life, to prevent incision cracking or bleeding. But the wound will be different depending on individual circumstances, and the wound healing time will be different.
12, post-operative foreskin edema problem: circumcision after the wound will have a mild edema, is a normal post-operative reaction, generally need pressure bandage 2-3 days to reduce post-operative edema. However, if there is difficulty in urination, or if blisters appear, or if the edema is serious, or if the glans is bruised and battered, come to the hospital immediately for treatment. Usually the foreskin edema will gradually subside 2-4 weeks after the surgery in patients. However, there are a few patients with longer post-operative foreskin edema, mainly due to the surgery cut off the subcutaneous lymphatic vessels resulting in poor reflux of edema fluid, after a period of recovery, generally can be recovered on their own.
13, postoperative urination problem: 2-3 days after surgery due to pressure bandage may affect urination, can lead to urination after a small amount of urine overflow from the urethral opening, so it is recommended that after each urination the urethral opening residual urine with toilet paper or dry cloth dry, pay attention to keep the gauze clean and dry. If the gauze is soaked with urine, it is recommended to change it in time. If the conditions do not allow, you can also temporarily dry it with a hair dryer, taking care not to overheat and cause thermal damage to the penis head.
14, post-operative rest problem: after circumcision to avoid prolonged standing, sitting or walking, it is recommended that it is best to lie down and rest for 3-5 days. If you sit still or stand for a long time, the foreskin edema will increase and the local blood flow will be poor, which will affect the wound healing.
15, post-operative clothing issues: wear loose underwear after circumcision to reduce the friction on the penis head.
16, post-operative diet: circumcision after avoid alcohol, as little as possible to eat spicy food.
17, post-operative suture problem: circumcision sutures generally do not need to be removed after circumcision, about 1-2 weeks will automatically fall off. The wound will heal in about 1 week, but it may still be cracked by sexual life (intercourse or masturbation) or trauma within 1-2 months. If there is a wound dehiscence, please come to the hospital in time to deal with it.
18, post-operative infection problems: post-circumcision anti-infection, due to good blood supply to the penis, the ability to resist infection is relatively strong, ordinary circumcision after the general antibiotic anti-infection treatment can be given a week. Also change the dressing once in 2-4 days according to medical advice. For patients with circumcision, if the skin peeling surface of the glans during surgery is relatively large and there is a lot of blood leakage, it is estimated that the healing time is longer, you can apply antibiotics by intravenous infusion appropriately.