normal penis growth and circumcision

[natelismom0306]

My 16 month old son was recircumcised about 2 1/2 months ago. A urologist recomended the procedure because my sons remaining foreskin was still long and reattached itself after the first procedure. My question is how can you tell if too much skin was removed or if there was enough left?My son gets erections and at the present time he seems to be ok. I mean he doesnt act uncomfortable or wake up from them.Everything seems to "stretch" out ok. I am concerned because there is only a small fold of loose skin on the upper side of his penis when flacid and none on the underside toward his testicles. The underside is rather tight looking. There is a slight bend downwards when he has an erection(less than 40 degrees) even if I push the skin on top back a little to "even" things out the bend is still there.Is the bend normal or from the circumcision? If there seems to be enough skin to accomodate his erections now, does that represent how things will be in the future? Or will the skin get even tighter as he grows and goes through puberty? What kind of things should I look for if any to make sure my son is not having any problems associated with being recircumcised? Also, he has a lot of bumps and marks left from the stitches that were used. How likely is it that they will smooth out and how much time should I give it before I become concerned?

[tlh777]

We have recently followed a case in which a minor excess of skin loss occurred during the routine circumcision of a newborn. We believe that although the length of the cylindrical skin loss in this case averaged less than a centimeter, replacement by a split skin graft was indicated. This decision and its carrying out resulted in a penis which is now normal in appearance and in which we anticipate a fully normal adult length and function.

http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/vanduyn1/

[Neigbourguy]

Hello Nate, I hope you are in good health, your concerns about your sons' circumcision is a question many new mothers  and parents face, there is perfectly nothing wrong with a circumcised penis, this is a healthy practice that many countries take part in.  Although it has been documented that men who do not circumcise have more significant growth, this is also true for circumcised males despite the contrary, with good results or limited result; for one circumcision may limit growth, but the majority of limitations are mostly observed by male eager. The average size of a male human penis is 6 to 7 inches when erect and I won’t comment on this flaccid penis because it has no use in its state, and may be smaller or just normal size based on temperature changes affecting the cremaster muscles, these are the muscle that tightens up the scrotum sack to protect them from excessive heat or cold inversely.  It’s neither uncommon for circumcised penis to have a curve this is caused by the tightening and pulling of the under skin downward, this maybe said to be deform, but quite the contrary, it has been mention that a curved penis especially one that’s banana shaped curving downwards is more pleasurable to the female vagina, because it tends to hit the sensitive upper area of the vagina hence the clitoris. But also another negative effect to this penis shape is ‘’insertion positioning’, the curve may cause discomfort when being inserted into the vagina do the size or nature of the curved area of the penis.  The other concern you had was the amount of flesh that was removed, well this can also be a concern and has been documented of more than the required amount of foreskin being removed causing discomfort and limited growth are deformity. If you are confident in your paediatrician raise these concerns with him/her and get counselling ask questions expect good answers, and also refer your case to other qualified paediatricians, this most times help.  Also was your concern was the future of your sons sexual health, by my observation I think your son will be fine, he is very young and has a lot of skin to grow into, just keep an eye on him if this problem concerns you more, you have very limited time also, by your son reaches thirteen you may not be able to even approach him with your concerns, you may likely hear ‘’Mom!...., shut! The door, I need my space’’ the growing years enjoy them. And remember that most male children does not need to be circumcised there are plenty of males that live healthy life styles being uncircumcised, I would also recommend waiting a bit longer to circumcise your son if you should choose this option, this allows a lot more time for growth and comfort are you can try partial circumcision where in less of the flesh is removed to preserve the sensitivity of the penis because a circumcised penis is less sensitive compare to an uncircumcised penis. That’s also something to take into account. Well hopefully I have made your concerns less and have given you some valued information. Remember always ask questions and seek out all options whenever you visit your doctor, your health is always your concern.
M.H