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half circumcised??
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half circumcised??
by vanesa__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By vanessa on June 11, 1998 at 10:40:49:
i have a son who just turned 7. when he was born he was supposed to
have been circumcised. they used a "plasi-bell" method. after it was done
he still had an excess of skin and they reassured us he would "grow" into
it. at 18 months they held him down, literally and snatched the skin back
because it was still attached to the rim around the head of his penis.
it was a horrible thing to do to a child. within a few weeks it was
already reattaced to the head again. this time they left it and told me
that i might consider taking him to a urologist to have him re-circumcised
although they felt sure that as he grew the skin would detach itself.
now he is 7. his penis, honestly, is still about the same size as it was
when he was born. one doctor told me that it wasnt growing because the skin
that is attached to the head was holding it back. then another told me that
its nothing to be concerned about and that he would go through a growth
spurt and the skin would detatch itself. that sound very painful to me. i
would like to know.....#1 will the skin detatch itself with time? or should
i have him recircumcised? #2 is this the reason his penis doesnt seem to
grow? or will it hit a normal growth spurt and catch up to the rest of his
body? he is very tall 4'5" but very thin, weights 60 pounds. i am confussed
and want to make the right decision for him. he has a younger brother and
is aware of the differences of size and shape and is bothered by it.
thank you, vanessa
i have a son who just turned 7. when he was born he was supposed to
have been circumcised. they used a "plasi-bell" method. after it was done
he still had an excess of skin and they reassured us he would "grow" into
it. at 18 months they held him down, literally and snatched the skin back
because it was still attached to the rim around the head of his penis.
it was a horrible thing to do to a child. within a few weeks it was
already reattaced to the head again. this time they left it and told me
that i might consider taking him to a urologist to have him re-circumcised
although they felt sure that as he grew the skin would detach itself.
now he is 7. his penis, honestly, is still about the same size as it was
when he was born. one doctor told me that it wasnt growing because the skin
that is attached to the head was holding it back. then another told me that
its nothing to be concerned about and that he would go through a growth
spurt and the skin would detatch itself. that sound very painful to me. i
would like to know.....#1 will the skin detatch itself with time? or should
i have him recircumcised? #2 is this the reason his penis doesnt seem to
grow? or will it hit a normal growth spurt and catch up to the rest of his
body? he is very tall 4'5" but very thin, weights 60 pounds. i am confussed
and want to make the right decision for him. he has a younger brother and
is aware of the differences of size and shape and is bothered by it.
thank you, vanessa
