What to know after urological occult penile surgery

  The most imperative post-operative concern is bleeding! If bleeding persists in larger amounts or rapid and painful swelling of the scrotum you should go to the hospital immediately for emergency care.  Follow-up schedule: The routine post-operative follow-up for any surgery is 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months and 1 year. Follow-ups should be scheduled if possible. Please be sure to bring your discharge summary to your follow-up appointment.  Normal activities are allowed after discharge, and bed rest is not recommended for especially older children. Parents should not be nervous in front of their children, as this is detrimental to their recovery and development.  Drink plenty of water, including beverages. The daily diet should be easy to digest and highly nutritious, with appropriate supplementation of fruits, vegetables and coarse fiber foods to keep the stools smooth and soft.  In summer, on the 4th day after surgery, and in winter, it can be delayed to one week, the patient should go to the hospital outpatient clinic for follow-up to remove the outside flesh-colored elastic bandage or the inner transparent dressing. Patients who are not convenient to go to the hospital can use shower to soften the dressing and then remove it, dry the penis with a body dryer (or electric hair dryer instead, but be careful to avoid burns) and apply red mercury (red saline) or aureomycin eye ointment to the wound.  Theoretically, you can shower 48 hours after surgery. Before the bandage is removed, the penis can be protected by plastic wrap or condom to shower. After the shower, the penis needs to be dried with a body dryer or hair dryer (pay attention to the temperature and be careful of burns).  After surgery, the urine line may be scattered or not smooth enough during urination because the penis is bandaged. It can return to normal after the dressing is removed.  The edema of the foreskin usually subsides in about 3-4 weeks after surgery, so there is no need to worry too much.  The surgical sutures are absorbable sutures and will usually come off gradually about one month after surgery and do not need to be removed. If the stitches cause local discomfort, they can be easily removed by cutting off the poked out part with small scissors and soaking the body.  If the wound continues to ooze blood or develops erosion, rupture, pus, darkening or odor of the skin, or if the scrotum is swollen, come to the hospital promptly.  Adult married patients should avoid sexual intercourse for 6 weeks.