Circumcision by another urologist last week. Dr. Reed fix it now!
Received a call from an anxious patient in Texas. Was circumcised and excessive skin drooping, and he is angry at his doctor who won’t fix it right now and wants to know if I would do it. Reasoning is slightly spurious. The doctor should do it for free and if I move I would have to travel back to get him to do it.
My reply, yes, you must wait. Whatever you see can be exaggerated and may come down appreciably in 3 months. If this were not the case, every time we bruised ourselves and have swelling we should see a plastic surgeon and have him remove skin. But we all know chances are after the bruise subsides, there won’t be any extra skin all.
So yes, we recommend waiting a good 3 months before assessing and revising any adult circumcision.
Harold M. Reed, M.D.