Infant circumcision, which is quite rare in Turkey, has gained momentum in recent years and has become popular. The circumcision procedures, which are performed in the presence of a ceremony, after the boy is expected to go to primary school for circumcision, are now in the first 1 year of life and even in the first 3 months from the 20th day when the newborn period is over; It is performed during the most comfortable period for the child, family and surgery.
Circumcision in post-neonatal infancy Decreases Doctor Applications
In children circumcised during infancy; The rate of admission to the hospital for any reason in the first year is 6 times less than that of the uncircumcised. In addition, visits to the doctor due to urinary infection are statistically reduced by 10 times.
Especially if the foreskin is narrow, trying to force it open may cause serious stenosis later on, so it would be logical to avoid these forcings and consider early circumcision if necessary.
The Optimum Time Range is within the first 1 year;
Scientific studies also show that the period in which circumcision is most easily applied and avoided is infancy, starting from the first month of birth. In this, it is seen that the first 3 months are the best, the middle between the 3rd and 6th months, and the comfort decreases from the 9th month. During this period, local circumcision (circumcision to be performed by numbing the area around the application area) will be comfortable for both the child, the family and the surgeon. In this period, which continues until the age of two, it is seen that comfort decreases after the 9th month. It is the second period after the age of 5, when circumcision can be performed with local anesthesia, but personal changes are experienced.
Do Not Fear Local Anesthesia;
Local anesthesia is a type of anesthesia in which the damage is negligible when performed in expert and experienced hands, but the slight redness, swelling and slight bruises inherent in it are also spontaneously eliminated without the need for additional intervention.
Recovery Time Is Extremely Short;
As we have seen in our other surgical procedures performed during infancy, recovery is very fast after the Classical Surgical Aesthetic Circumcision, Pain relief suppository, medical and cosmetic creams are used and the diaper is covered in our controls after the dressing, in which many families say, “We We do not even realize that our child is circumcised”. In addition, the self-melting, non-allergic, soft and aesthetic sutures we use in the operating room also allow healing with minimal scarring.
However, in infancy circumcision where diapers are used; It is seen that mild redness, edema, bruises, traumatic bleeding and skin crusting that can be experienced after circumcision, which is in the nature of circumcision, are much reduced, and such cases are reduced to one in ten compared to circumcisions of advanced age.
All surgical procedures cause varying degrees of trauma, but Local circumcision
does not cause significant trauma in infancy;
Although it depends on the wishes of the family, the recommended age range for circumcision is between 1 month and 2 years or after the 5th age. Circumcision in children aged 2-5 can cause some psychological problems, albeit rare. In the future, the child may be afraid of the stories he will hear from his friends who have been circumcised and from his surroundings, and it may cause some traumas. However, he will never be able to remember the procedures performed in infancy and will not be a cause of trauma.
