Being too small is not an obstacle. On the contrary, younger infants have a higher pain threshold and are more resistant to pain than older children. The pain in the circumcision process is definitely not a pain that babies cannot bear. Urologist Op. Dr. Turab Ulaşoğlu gave information about the subject.
QUESTIONS ABOUT BABY CIRCUMSTANCE
There is an opinion among the people that those who were circumcised as babies should be circumcised again in the future. This is absolutely not true. There is no such risk if the foreskin is cut in an appropriate amount and correctly in experienced hands. However, during infancy, skin folds are seen around the pipi due to the pushing of the skin by the thick fat tissues. This appearance is completely normal for a baby pixie and will take on the shape of the pixie parents are used to as the child grows.
The situation where the tip of the penis is too narrow, that is, phimosis, does not complicate the circumcision process. Since the tip of the penis is opened after the numbing process, it does not cause additional pain to the baby. In these babies, redness and crusting are seen a little more after circumcision.
Unless there is an additional disease (for example, neurological disorders, serious heart-lung disease), breathlessness and death due to crying do not occur. Even if a normal baby holds his breath for a very short time while crying, he will eventually continue to breathe.
HOW TO BE CARE BEFORE AND AFTER CIRCISM?
- Your baby’s vaccinations do not constitute an obstacle to circumcision. Vaccinations can be made even on the day of circumcision.
- Cutting the foreskin is done surgically.
- Post-circumcision pain is usually limited to one day. On the fourth day, the wound will be healed. As of the seventh day, risks such as bleeding and infection disappear and the baby returns to daily life.
- Surgical circumcision is not likely to damage the nerves of the penis. Therefore, it does not cause sexual function problems at any age. Regardless of the method used for circumcision, the foreskin must be cut and separated from the body.
- Since the baby will not be given general anesthesia, circumcision can be performed during mild flu infections. However, we don’t want to put a second stress on the baby if he or she has a very severe, high-fever flu.
- There is no preparation to be made before circumcision. The child does not need to be hungry, families can feed their children and come. However, in order to put the child to sleep during circumcision, we may want a maximum of 2-3 hours of fasting. You can breastfeed in our nursing room immediately after the local injection. Just come with spare diapers.
- If there is a fever after circumcision, he may be suffering from a febrile illness due to a microbe he contracted a few days ago. If fever persists, show it to a pediatrician to understand the cause. Babies do not have a fever caused by circumcision. Even if the circumcision area is infected, it does not cause fever in the baby. We can easily treat it only with antibiotic creams applied to that area. Just send us your photos.
- There may be pain when urinating. Especially the first urine will be a little troublesome. This is normal as the head of the pixie is just emerging. In fact, some babies may not want to urinate because of pain. However, even if he does not want to urinate at all, he cannot keep it a lot, he will definitely do it. If you cannot urinate for a long time, inform your doctor immediately.
- No dressing or special wound care is required. However, the healing process of each circumcision is different. Therefore, do not compare your baby with other circumcised babies.
- From the 2nd day after circumcision, you can take a shower every day.