CIRCUMCISION

Male circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin. The foreskin is the hood of skin covering the end of the penis, which can be gently pulled back.

The surgical procedure of male circumcision may involve one of various devices such as the Circumplast, Gomco clamp, Plastibell, and Mogen clamp.

With all these devices, the same basic procedure is followed. First, the amount of foreskin to be removed is estimated. The foreskin is opened via the preputial orifice to reveal the glans underneath and ensure it is normal. The inner lining of the foreskin (preputial epithelium) is bluntly separated from its attachment to the glans. The device is placed and remains there until blood flow has stopped. Finally, the foreskin is amputated.[1] Sometimes, the frenulum band may need to be broken or crushed and cut from the corona near the urethra to ensure that the glans can be freely and completely exposed.[2]

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