extra skin after baby circumcision

Its a harmless condition similar to a skin bruise. Penile adhesions after neonatal circumcision.

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The infants facial appearance often changes significantly during the first few days as the baby gets rid of the extra fluid and the trauma of delivery eases.

. Thats why the photos you take of your baby later on at home usually look a lot different than those new arrival nursery shots. Knipper N Kay R. The skin around the babys penis is cleaned and pain medication is applied around his penis as a cream or injected.

Penile adhesions in baby boys occur when the skin of the peniss shaft sticks to the glans bulbous structure at the top of the penis. You will be asked to retract the extra skin several times per day and apply petroleum jelly such as Vaseline to prevent adhesions. In a typical hospital circumcision procedure the baby being circumcised is placed on his back in a holding device with his arms and legs restrained Caldwell et al.

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