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Hi Dr Reed i have been looking at some of the excellent work you do there ,and what i have seen has made me want to come to you ,if you can help me that is ? i am a 37 year old from australia I had a circumcision about 2 month`s  ago, the doctor that did it is ment to have 30 year`s exp of doing it under his belt , so i thought that i would be in good hand`s , the day after the surgery i was looking at the job he did ,as i was i noticed how everything looked uneven , 3
weeks later i went back to see the doctor as the swelling on one side had not gone down he said it looks fine and that the skin would shrink back down ,and i was worryed about the way it was healing with the skin bulging over on each side he did`nt put a pressure bandidge on it which a friend of myn found strange , and that it looks almost like the top of a castel as i think they used a thick grade stitches .On the left side of the shaft from the head to the scar line it is
12 mm and on the right is 32 mm from head to scar line and thats how it was when i first looked at it and thats how it stayed and the scar is not at all straight far from it,it has heald up looking ugly.  On the left side of the shaft
the skin did`nt fuse correctly and it overlap`s and it also overlap`s on the right  ,i was informed it took 15 minutes for the surgery and then they must have stapled me up ,sure look`s like it i think a trainee did it myself the 3 blind
mice, do you think there is a way i can make them pay for it to be fixed ? I would like to know a little more about the girth enhancement tech you do i have read some of whats on your web site and mynewsize.com i have tryed to enhance my girth for year`s trying all sort`s of stuff nothing has so far worked pills, rubs ,ointments, everything but surgery i like what i have seen on here and of all the was it can be done which do you think is best and the one you
would have done if you was going to do it yourself?also would it be better to get that done at the same time as a revision and could you maybe give me a price on that please sir . can you help me Dr Reed or do you know of someone
in australia? i look forward to hearing from you thank you Dr Reed i have attached a few photo`s yours truely

Lionel

September 9, 2010

Good morning Lionel,

Please read the letter we send to prospective patients and a personal comment will follow…

Thank you for your interest in what we do. Yes, we do men in your age group every week.

We have performed over 6000 cosmetic circumcisions in the past 35 years and usually do several cases every week.

We do ask that you stay for one, ideally 2 days at the Baltic Hotel (advanced tourist class) or Daddy’s O’s (more posh) and I will see you there daily.

You could return to an office environment in about 4 days after circumcision. Our 2 layered wrap of soft conforming gauze and Coban will provide comfort and reduce swelling.

We have done sons of physicians, medical students and residents, brothers, religious circumcisions, men who have not seen the heads of their penis for 20 years! This is your circumcision and we do it the way you want with respect to
4 parameters.

Please don’t be like the patient who writes: “Dr. Reed I just got circumcised two days ago and my result was not what i expected. I was wondering when i recover can i get a consultation with you.” Photos sent and received (unspoken
comment “disaster zone”)

Be assured we will show you every courtesy,

Sincerely,

Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000

OK Lionel, here’s my take and I have a professional responsibility not to be
castigating..

Could have been a lot better. Aside from every critique you mention, of which I would agree, widely placed sutures lead to a lot of puckering which is evident on some of your photos.

Circumcisions are traditionally not well paid for at least in the United States, because conventional wisdom (wrong) is a urologist could run through this procedure in 15 minutes.

When I was a resident, I saw a urologist ask a nurse in the operating room with a prominent clock on the wall…”What time is it.” and the nurse said with some askance “Why doctor it is 8:15.”. Fifteen minutes later he completed the circumcision and the urologist said again, “nurse, what time is it, and she dutifully looked at the clock and complied, “why doctor it is 8:30.” He then said, “Do you mean I just did a circumcision in 15 minutes?” When I look down at the poor patient I thought to myself, it looked like it had been done in 15 minutes.

Lionel, in our practice it takes about 55 minutes. Penile skin does not come cheap.

The unevenness may resolve only somewhat as the swelling subsides, but I would be hard pressed to say this will self-correct. Also there is an area where the penile skin is inverted.

Suggestion, wait a good 3 to 4 months after your circumcision for everything to heal as well as it is going to. If continued improvement is slowly noted, wait even longer, then most likely you will come to revision. We do not maintain a directory of a handful of urologists in Australia who are cosmetically minded (there must be some).  Or see me. In fact we see Australians here quite regularly,

Lastly, I would like permission to post some of your photos on our web-site without mention of your name.

Every best wish,

Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000

hello my request is about a circumcision revision im currently 25 i chose to get circumcised when i was 23 just about to turn 24 im very please with my choice how ever my girl friend and i are very unpleased with the outcome of the procedures looks i have a relatively loose circumcision and the scar line came out very uneven with lots of skin tags and scar bumbs i was curious if it was possible to correct these flaws as well as creating the aesthetic look i was hoping for when erect and flacid if there is any information or help you can provide it would e greatly appreciated thank you
HEAR: from yahoo groups  Robert

July 25, 2010

Good morning Robert,

Thank you for your interest in what we do.  What you described is quite common but did not have to be.  A circumcision should be the highest cosmetic calling of a urologist.

We have performed over 6000 cosmetic circumcisions in the past 35 years and quite a few revisions as well, usually doing several cases every week.

Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000

Hello Dr. Reed. Well I was recently circumsiced at 44 years old for irritation problems. This surgery was 10 days ago and I’m not too happy with how my penis looks. Theres some skin bunching over my glans. It is only when I’m very flaccid and soft and when I’m sitting. Dr said it will flatten in a couple of months  because the skin is still swallen. I have a small penis when flaccid and with this bunching skin behind and a little over my glans it doesn’t look good. when erected looks very nice and circumsiced and shows a completaly bared glans and the skin stretched. Is it true that after heal is completed and the swallen in gone that the skin will retract completaly when flaccid? If not I’m thinking on have it fixed by you.  Rudolfo.

July 24, 2010

Good morning Rudolfo,

Thank you for your interest in what we do.

We have performed over 6000 cosmetic circumcisions and revisions in the past 35 years and usually do several cases every week.

If when your penis is erect the penile shaft skin could still be tighter without lifting of pubic skin, then there is room for “tightening.”

We do ask that you stay for one, ideally 2 days at the Baltic Hotel (advanced tourist class) and I will see you there daily.

With kindest regards,

Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000

Hi Dr Reed, I am 37 years old and I am interested in getting my phimotic condition corrected with circumcision. I understand that you use micro sutures used in plastic surgery. Are these self-dissolving sutures? Would I need to revisit you or go to a local urologist to have the sutures removed? Also, what are your normal office hours for me to call your office manager to schedule an appointment with you? Thank you, Arnaud

Hi Arnaud,

Thank you for your interest in what we do.

We have performed over 6000 cosmetic circumcisions in the past 35 years and usually do several cases every week.  Many of our patients have phimosis so we well understand the principles of getting the best result.

Our sutrures while fast absorbing still should be removed 12 days after surgery to prevent permanent cross hatch marks (ghost lines and pin holes).  Please do not let anyone talk you out of having them removed, by saying “they are absorbable, they’ll melt out.”

This should be done by a health care practitioner who has a bright over head light, loupes (eyeglass with little telescopes on  the end) and delicate plastic surgery instruments  like for removing eyelid sutures)  EMLA cream could be applied for 20 minutes beforehand if you are very sensitive.  Some urologists have this equipment in their office if they do delicate surgery, or consider an urgent care center, or an emergency room of a quiet community hospital (not a county “zoo”). 

Next to the nose on your face, your penis is a very important cosmetic structure and standards for care should be no different.

We do ask that you stay for one, ideally 2 days at the Baltic Hotel (advanced tourist class) and I will see you there daily.

You could return to an office environment 3 days after circumcision.  Our 2 layered wrap of soft conforming gauze and Coban will provide comfort and reduce swelling.

We have done sons of physicians, medical students and residents, brothers, religious circumcisions, men who have not seen the heads of their penis for 20 years, and next week a father and 3 sons! 

This is your circumcision and we do it the way you want with respect to 4 parameters.

Please don’t be like the patient who writes: “Dr. Reed I just got circumcised two days ago and my result was not what i expected.   I was wondering when i recover can i get a consultation with you.”   Photos sent and received (unspoken comment “disaster zone”)

Our office hours are from 9 to 5, Monday through Friday.     Be assured  we will show you every courtesy.

          
                                                                                                                                                      
With kindest regards,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000

June 29, 2010

Hi Dr. Reed,

I am interested in circumcision revision. I was circumcised at age 11, I’m now 32. Since I was old enough to know the difference, I’ve been very unhappy with how my penis looks. Based on my research, the procedure was done freehand using sutures. The incision line is uneven and I have a couple dozen suture scars around the top of the shaft just under the glans. (Kind of like railroad tracks.) Most of the suture scars are quite thick and pronounced. Many of them touch and even enter the corona. My question is: could a revision help clean up the look of my penis? I know it will never be “perfect” but I would love to lose the ragged, scarred look if possible.   Matthew

Good morning Matthew,

Thank you for your interest in what we do.   This is a letter we send to “virginal” patients.  Your situation is one we see frequently and I am confident with proper revision you’ll look a whole lot better.

We have performed over 6000 cosmetic circumcisions in the past 35 years and usually do several cases every week.

We do ask that you stay for one, ideally 2 days at the Baltic Hotel (advanced tourist class) and I will see you there daily.

You could return to an office environment 3 days after circumcision.  Our 2 layered wrap of soft conforming gauze and Coban will provide comfort and reduce swelling.

We have done sons of physicians, medical students and residents, brothers, religious circumcisions, men  who have not seen the heads of their penis for 20 years, and next week a father and 3 sons! 

This is your circumcision and we do it the way you want with respect to 4 parameters.

Please don’t be like the patient who writes: “Dr. Reed I just got circumcised two days ago and my result was not what i expected.   I was wondering when i recover can i get a consultation with you.”   Photos sent and received (unspoken comment “disaster zone”)

Be assured we will show you every courtesy,

With kindest regards,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000

Hi Dr. Reed -

I am interested in the possibility of having some excess skin removed that bunches on the underside of the penis. This wouldn’t be a circumcision, as I am already circumcised, but more of a ‘penis lift’, I guess, for lack of a better term.  I’m concerned about preserving a particular area of sensitivity on the underside, however, so I’m just curious about what my options, if any, might be for something like this. 

My guess is that a consultation may be in order.  I am in New York, however, and I’m wondering how you go about scheduling consultations for out-of-towners.  Do you request photos first to get a sense of things? If you are able to determine if things can move forward, are consultations and procedures usually scheduled within close proximity, or are subsequent visits are usually made? In this case, though, I suppose it’s best to see first what can be done with my particular situation.

Thank you in advance for your time.  I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
Clinton

Good afternoon Clinton,

Thank you for your interest in what we do.  If you will, E-mail me several well focused photos of yourself.  Bunching of skin on the underside may relate to the fact the doctor did not do any even approximation all the way around, which could have been accomplished (usually) if he bisected his suture approach (6 o’clock followed by 12 o’clock followed by 3 and then 9 and so on.   However, we can correct this now.  You may have a longitudinal incsion on the underside, but this should heal fairly neatly.

Best wishes,

Harold M. Reed, M.D.

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