circumcision,penis growth,and scarring

[natelismom0306]

sorry this is kind of long and a lot of questions. Im concerned about my 16 month old sons circumcision. My son was circed at 2 days old, but because the skin re-attached itself, a urologist suggested that he be recircumcised to remove the excess skin. I guess it was done rather loosely at first because it was hard to tell he had been circed at all. Well, he was recirced by the urologist about 2 1/2 months ago and Im quite concerned about the look. Im afraid that he may have over done it a bit, but Im not sure. There is a little loose skin on the top side of his penis, but its not loose on the underside, like it was done unevenly. Its quite smooth on the underside. Im afraid it looks too tight now. Also, he has some scarring that is bothering me as well. The dissolvable stitches took like 3 weeks to dissolve on the outside and that has caused my sons penis to look rather bumpy. I mean, there are marks from the stitches and the skin is raised in between the marks. Also one side is raised a little larger than the rest because I think that a stitch came loose the 1st day and the area slowly closed on its own.Ok, now I will get to my questions. I am wondering if I should be able to tell if any of this is going to cause him problems in the future. He gets erections(all boys do) and as far as I can tell he seems to be ok. Everything seems to "stretch" out ok and not bother him. The bumpyness doesnt really smooth out though and his penis bends downward just a little.How much does the penis change as a boy grows? If there is enough skin now to accomodate his erection, does that mean it will always be so? Im concerned about him having painful erections or his scrotum pulling up on his shaft when he is older. These are things I have read can happen if too much skin was removed, but how can you tell if too much was removed? Like I said, I think it seems ok now, but I read that the actual penis grows faster and more than the skin does during puberty. Is that true, or does the amount of skin he has now pretty much represent the amount he will have later? How did the Dr. know how much to remove?  Also, should the scars smooth out and fade with time or is it always going to have bumps? the urologist said he would be fine, but it is still bothering me.

[bubbles4655]

hello, i'm just wondering if your sons "lumpy" scars went flat over time? did you apply any creams to help "flatten" the scars? my 2yr old got circumcised 3wks ago after many ballinitis infections from having an extremely tight foreskin (phimosis). i'm worried as his scar looks lumpy also : ( please reply.

[DrHatesYou]

i hope he sues you when hes older for mutilating his body. **** you.

[tlh777]

i am trying to help,not scare.but i would say this is because of more skin remaigning on the top.the bottom skin is tighter and causes it to pull down on the penis.also when a penis is circumcised some of the smooth muscle layer just under the skin is removed causing the penis to point more down than it should.your son's penis will be this way for the rest of his life.as far as the scarring goes you could have it removed but that will only make the skin tighter and is probably not a good idea.if you removed the scarring,and to make up for the other missing skin,you would then want to have a skin graft put on his penis from his scrotum.

my best advice would be to leave him as he is.more surgery could make things better or worse or not improve them at all.when he gets older tell him about non-surgical foreskin restoration.and in the meantime you can sue on behalf of your son on the grounds of a botched circumcision.try this for help.

http://www.arclaw.org/arc_about.htm

[natelismom0306]

Are you sure? I heard it is normal for a penis to bend left, right, up, down or be straight. Are you really trying to help or scare me?

[tlh777]

the normal bend should be up,not down.i do not know how to fix that.

[tlh777]

you need the help of someone more involved with this problem.try here.

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/forumdisplay.php?f=44

[natelismom0306]

My main question was that if he seems to be ok now when he gets erections, does that mean that he will be ok later?He gets them if I change his diaper when hes sleeping and it doesnt seem to bother him,he doesnt wake up like hes uncomfortable or anything.I wanted to know how much the skin grows during puberty. Does it grow at the same rate or slower than the actual penis?If theres enough skin now,will it stay like that or will we not be able to see any problems until puberty? Also, the bend is less than 40 degrees.Even if I pull the skin on top back a little to even things out,the bend is still there. I heard that is normal. I can tell that you are anti circ,which is fine,but  I would rather have facts about my specific questions not someone telling me my son is going to need a skin graft.That is rare. Also, sueing is not that easy. Most lawyers wouldnt touch that kind of lawsuit. They dont consider it a problem if you consented to the procedure and it functions normally. They consider everything else cosmetic.I do not agree. Thats sad, but for the most part thats the position that the legal system takes right now.

[tlh777]

there is no set rule on how much skin to remove.a circumcision can remove anywhere from 25% to 70% of the total penile skin.circumcising twice only removes more skin.the scarring is forever unless you have that removed which is a bad idea in cases of too tight circumcisions.the downward bend is because of more skin remaining on the top and less on the bottom.the only thing you can do for your son is have more skin grafted onto his penis or tell him about foreskin restoration when he gets older.you should probably sue whoever circumcised your son for damages or when your son turns 18 you should inform him that he has a limited time to sue.