Dorsal Slit
Now one thing i’m still trying to understand is the Dorsal Slit Technique vs the sleeve resection technique, will the dorsal slit technique have as staight cut as with a scalpel? and what is the benefit of one versus the other?
thanks,
Donald
Good morning Donald,
A dorsal slit is not a circumcision and is reserved for very serious infections of the foreskin and head of the penis, where all the doctor wants to do is make a longitudinal cut on the top side of the foreskin (without removing it) to allow the foreskin to fall away (downwards) from the head of the penis until the head or glans has sufficient time to heal, and then a formal circumcision will be done.
The other option is using a clamp which works for children, infants and neonates but in my opinion not the best for adults, because you cannot really see what is going on under the clamp before you make the incision and the result is more generic than responsive to the patient’s unique requests.
Hope this makes sense,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000