Pros and cons of the circumcision procedure

【Traditional Circumcision】

Anesthesia: local infiltration anesthesia, single anesthesia effective time about 40 minutes.

Operation time: about 30 minutes-60 minutes

Surgical method: Excess foreskin is cut off, subcutaneous blood vessels are sutured to stop bleeding, and the foreskin is closed with absorbable sutures at the broken end, about 30-40 stitches.

Advantages: short healing time, little possibility of postoperative hematoma, less overall cost.

Disadvantages: not completely symmetrical on the left and right sides, surgery time varies greatly due to the number of sutured vessels, and the possibility of secondary local anesthesia exists.

Suggestions: hospitalization, hospitalization time 7 days, post-operative every 2 days need to clean change medicine.

[Business ring circumcision]

Anesthesia: local infiltration anesthesia, single anesthesia effective time of about 30 minutes is sufficient.

Operation time: about 10 minutes

Surgical method: The commercial ring is stuck to the excess foreskin, fixed and then the excess foreskin is cut off.

Advantages: shorter surgery time, medium overall cost, standard round surgical incision.

Disadvantages: 7-10 days after surgery to remove the ring, the swelling period of the incision after the removal of the ring is longer, about 2-3 weeks to naturally reduce the swelling.

Recommendation: Outpatient surgery, compromise choice method.

[One-time cutting and suturing circumcision]

Anesthesia: local infiltration anesthesia, single anesthesia effective time of about 15 minutes is sufficient.

Operating time: about 5 minutes

Surgery method: choose the most suitable size according to the size of the glans, adjust the length of the ligament and inner plate and cut the excess foreskin at once while titanium staples are fixed, and remove the pressure bandage gauze by yourself 7-10 days after surgery to take a shower.

Advantages: The surgery time is the shortest, does not affect the next day’s life and work, the incision is standard round, the staples fall off automatically, the healing time after surgery is comparable to traditional surgery, and edema rarely occurs after surgery.

Disadvantages: The overall cost is the highest among the three surgical procedures, and hematoma is possible for those with more blood vessels.