Archive for the ‘Phimosis’ Category

Phimosis patient wants to know how to prepare for circumcsion

Sunday, May 23rd, 2010

i cant retract my foreskin at all because my opening is so small,and i am planning on getting circumcised.will i need to do anything special prior to the operation and will that cause any complications or any difficulties during or after the procedure?

Jason

Hi Jason,

Thank you for your interest in what we do.  To answer your question, do not manipulate your foreskin or traumatize it for a few days before surgery.  Better for me to see what is actually phimotic (or contracrted) as that has to go.  Most probably you will not have a high circucmsion , could be moderate to low, but if I leave any scar tissue behind you’ll have big time swelling of ther distal shaft once that ring of scar tissue is re-sited above your head.

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.   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

Overly tight foreskin, considering adult circumcision

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

I have a really tight foreskin, I’d like to either fix that or do a circumcision surgery… but I am afraid of the way my pennis will look like after the surgery.  Michael

April 27, 2010

Good afternoon Michael,

Thank you for your interest in what we do. Anticipate a beautiful result, just the way you want it. You will have a hand held mirror to verify that. This is your adult circumcision. See examples of our work on penisdoctor.com

We have performed over 5500 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.

Harold M. Reed.  M.D.

305-865-2000

Recent adult circumcision with puckers and other defects, what now?

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

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

Japanese styled (ultra high) circumcision

Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Re: Japanese circumcision

I apologize for my bad English. I want to if anyone has experience with circumcision, which is wound up at the base of the penis? Or with very high and tight circumcision. Is it possible to do these types of circumcision, or even in childhood and in adulthood? Please mail the information to barca.mala@…

Hello Barca,

The Japanese circumcision looks good on paper but if you have any significant tightening of the distal foreskin (phimotic ring), dragging that up as high as possible will constrict the base of the shaft and cause lots of distal edema which may only go away with revision surgery. If this is what you want, best to have the front side and back side done at 2 different times, or something still high, but less extreme. Also remember a dragged inner skin is a distal based flap, in other words getting its blood supply from the end of the penis, then taking a U-turn to go back to the pubis. The blood supply is therefore attenuated. This can result in unsightly scarring.

Another suggestion, and I am not trying to be cute, is to go to Japan to be under the care of a doctor who does this frequently with minimal complications.

Also please keep in mind the inner skin which you wish to preserve is the portal for many sexually transmitted diseases, even HIV.

Why leave the door open? Take good care of little and big Barca.

Harold M. Reed, M.D.

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Closing a “dorsal slit”

Friday, March 5th, 2010

I would like inquire about a dorsal slit reversal. Is it possible? if it is, will the outcome be just like an intact penis with all the foreskin restored?  Please give details regarding the costs of operation and recovery period.  Thanks in advance.   Matthew.

Good morning Matthew,

As you may know, a dorsal slit is a longitudinal release of the foreskin on the top side which opens the phimotic ring and usually results in a waddle of skin under the head and distal shaft.  Not that pretty, but often convenient when the patient may not be a suitable candidate for circumcision, such as  a gent with a severe penile infection.   A circumcision could be done secondarily.

Thank you for your interest in what we do.  Several thought come to mind.  Reversal is possible with some caveats.

A dorsal slit is usually done by a crushing clamp technique to reduce bleeding followed by an incision over the crushed area.   The edges are then oversewn to prevent delayed bleeding.  This reduces the amount of foreskin available to reconstruct unless you were very generously endowed to begin with.

Normal for men is a preputial ring at the end of the foreskin which upon reconstruction is the weak point and could lead to tearing with erections.  So while an attempt can be made to do this, there is no guarantee everything will be smooth sailing afterwards.

Fee for reconstruction 1500.    You will need to be on an anti-erection medication for 6 weeks.

Cordially,

Harold M. Reed
1111 Kane Concourse, Suite # 311
Bay Harbor Islands, Florida 33154
305-865-2000

Phimosis and preputioplasty (limited circumcision) requested

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Thank you for your interest in what we do, over 5,500 procedures relating to circumcisions and/or phimosis.    Kevin

Good morning Kevin,

Please keep this in mind, if you have a phimosis, all unhealthy non-stretching tissue has to be removed or you will need a dorsal slit.   If you have scarred prepuce left, that will not retract over the rim of the glans for daily hygiene.  What you may wind up with could resemble a partial circumcision.  Also keep in mind the remaining prepuce normally swells quite a bit after surgery, and you will need a Q-tip for a few weeks to cleanse the inner recessed area.    But yes, it can be done.

Harold M. Reed, M.D.

305-865-2000

 

Phimosis, expect lower circumcision

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Had a very wonderful Greek patient here 2 days ago with retractable phimosis, but cracked and was painful after sex so much, that he needed a week to recover every time he penetrated.  Time for cosmetic circumcision.

Yes, by touching and looking at the white inner skin, I can tell exactly how much is inflamed and non-elastic.  This definitely has to be removed, otherwise the problem will recur.  With careful approximation, was able to do this without a lower V-cut.  He wanted the frenulum preserved, and that’s OK.  It was not hard, cord-like and fibrotic. 

Seen the next day at the office with his beautiful girlfriend and is doing well.  Not pain whatsoever.

Harold M. Reed, M.D.

305-865-2000

Unable to retract foreskin

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

In PROCIRCORG@yahoogroups.com, Leland J. wrote

Happy Holidays to all. I’m new to the group and my situation is this. I was able to retract the foreskin when erect and soft but, I only can now when I’m soft. I don’t want a full circ, maybe a partial. Any advice.

Hi Leland,

There are remedies you can consider: steroids applied judiciously, but usually the end result is not workable. You may also have a dorsal slit, or even “cigar clipping” done but recovering from this may be more problematic. Lastly you can have a loose circumcision with normal ease of recovery. Please look at
http://www.penisdoctor.com/photo-circumcision.htm

We have performed over 5000 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 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 or partial 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,

Happy Holidays and a Healthy New Year,

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

 

High, tight or loose

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

December 31, 2009

Re: High or low, tight or loose?

Hello Magellan,

This is all your call. As mentioned a few messages ago, if you have phimosis, for sure, the bad tissue has to be removed and then you may be looking a moderate or low cut. Regardless you still will be every bit as handsome as you are now, but just a little bit cleaner down below. We give our patients four options, remove or do not remove the frenulum, high medium or low cut, tight or loose or any way in between, and the cut can be parallel to the rim (corona) which is on a slant or perpendicular to the long axis of your penis.

If it is on the diagonal the inner skin is equidistant in width all the way around.

Happy and Healthy New Year,

Harold M. Reed, M.D.

PS. We recommend the Baltic Hotel in Miami Beach (advanced tourist class) with freshly baked gourmet Danish daily, hot coffee, sparkling white thick linens, 8 minute drive to the office, and I make rounds there every morning. Cristina, the owner maanger has shown a strong partiality to our patients. For reservations 888-622-5842.

Phimosis and weighs 350 pounds

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

I am 67 yrs of age and weigh 350 lbs. I have phimosis and I am considering a circumcision. I have Medicare and AARP  and do not have other funds avaiable. I would like to get done as outpatient, no hospital stay. I don’t like the idea of spending a night in hospital. Would this be possible?   Sid

Good morning Sid,

We respectfully would decline to do your circumcision at our office based facility but would in a hospital setting and yes, most likely you needs would be best served to have you stay overnight.  However, we could request an early morning starting time, and most likely if you are stable, you could be discharged later (same day).   Accepting Medicare as the primary and Aetna as a secondary is no problem as long as their regulations are followed.

I know you would not get on a plane with a 5% likelihood of a major mechanical malfunction, why take chances with surgery?

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.

 

Harold M. Reed, M.D.