Recent adult circumcision with puckers and other defects, what now?
Hello Doctor Reed,
It makes me relieved to have found your site and to know that there are circumcision specialists.
I underwent circumcision 7 weeks and I’m very dissatisfied with the results. Apparently the suturing was poorly performed, resulting in bumps that (to me at least) resemble warts. There’s also an area
around the scar line that folds inward (as seem in picture DSCN0474) when the penis is erect.
As for me it’s a long way to drop by for just a consultation (I live in Brazil), I was wondering if you could take a look at attached pictures and give me an idea of what I should expect from a revision surgery. Can I have a good looking scar line again?
The pictures were taken today, 48 days after the procedure.
Thank you,
Alexildo
April 27, 2010
Good morning Alexildo
Your photos have been reviewed and several thoughts come to mind. Until a doctor-patient relationship has been established, I do not wish to critique what you and I both see.
Fair to say you need to wait a good 3 to 4 months after your original procedure (adult circumcision) before a revision can be done. Your situation may improve somewhat without my intervention, but I am not sure, even then you will be happy unless a touch up is done.
Please initiate a phone consultation with our office. Puckers are often the result of widely placed, overly tight large caliber sutures, and regretfully may persist unless revised.
With kindest regards,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000