Revision of Circumcision

Hi E., my son had a revision done when he was about 2 1/2 years old. It went really well. He's 9 now and perfectly functioning :)

I remember being glad it was over and relieved not to have to deal with all the infections anymore. Well worth it. Good luck.

My son just had this EXACT thing done 6 weeks ago(He turned 2 March 17th). Our "fat pad" story sounds the same as yours :) We went to Christ Hosp and he has to be put under for about 40 minutes which was scary. The other thing they did was give him a very low spinal to make him numb from the waist down! They did this so they could use less anesthesia. That was really scary for us too. Plus, it made it scary for him when he woke up with an IV plus could not move/feel his legs. He could not use his legs the rest of the day. I had no warning of this procedure. So, I wanted to let you know so you could ask about it ahead of time. For me it was one of the scariest parts!
As far as the actual procedure goes he had to get some skin cut and removed around the entire top. So he had stitches around the entire top of his little part :( It was very sensitive for a long time. It has only been in the past week that he has stopped complaining about it. SO, it was sore for about 5 weeks. I also think since it was "protected" by skin for so long, now that it is more out in the open then it has ever been, it was just extra sensitive...although I am no expert on that part :) We double diapered him for a week to protect it. I would always cringe when he was going down the stairs on his belly! Also, we loosened the carseat just a little to get it over the 2 diapers and not squish him too bad.
He is just fine now.
If I had to do it over, I wish I would have known about the spinal part of all this. I would have researched it and possibly even called other Dr's to see if it was what everyone did. The first I heard about it was after they gave him oral med to make him HAPPY and I spoke to the anesthesiologist before they were taking him back to surgery. So, I did not have much time to process it.
If you have any other questions just send me a note.
J.

My son was just under 2 when he had a recircum. He had similar problems. We went to Dr. John Houston (Children's Memorial). He is wonderful. Recovery from the surgery is rough, and I'm glad we had it sooner rather than later.

The surgery was done as an outpatient procedure. My only recommendation is to have the pain medicine on-hand before the surgery. After the surgery, they sent me home with my son and a prescription. In the car going home from the surgery, he started to be in bad pain. I went thru Walgreen's drivethru. They told me it would be over an hour to fill the prescription. There is nothing worst than having a small child in pain and not being able to do anything - even an hour. Plus, all the car-seat attachments seem to buckle in the crotch area. Putting him in and out of a carseat for a few weeks was hard.

Our little guy had it done last March - when he turned 2. Our ped kept telling us it was fine & that "he'd grow into it" - but obviously that was never going to happen - he just had to much skin overlapping & it was re-attaching, etc... It drove my husband crazy. So we made the decision to find a ped urologist & scheduled it. It was out patient (downtown at Children's - they are FANTASTIC THERE) & it went super quick. The recovery is only about a week - super super sensitive to that area. Taking off the bandages was a bit stressful for me - but soaking him in the tub prior worked wonders.... one layer at a time. They didn't do a spinal like the other mom mentioned. They just gave him "happy meds" while we were still with him (made him really floppy & smiley) & then they wheeled him into surgery. I saw him not much more than an hour later in recovery.... They gave him pain meds at the hospital before sending us home (unlike the other mom who had to wait at Walgreen's.... that's awful). So - we were able to get his meds before the hospital meds wore off. Keep him medicated as much as you can for the first day or two (critical healing time) & you'll be fine. We are sooo happy we got this done. It's behind us now & everything is "normal" down there! Good Luck. Don't be to nervous - it's so much easier than I anticipated.

We did have this same thing happen to us.

My son was born 8 weeks early, so they sent us home without having it done. We had it done in the office at 2 months old by my OB who delivered him. He took off a ton of skin and told me he was affraid to take off any more and that it might need to be revised as he grows by a urologist.

I had the pediatrician look at it too and he also told us our son has a fat pad, that he will grow out of, but that the original circ did not have enough skin taken off. Since his body kept growing, you could tell that there wasn't enough taken off. So he advised us to have it done after his 1st bday. Which we did.

It was an outpatient surgery. They put him under and did the circ. It went completely fine. He was crabby when he came out of surgery and sluggish that day, but the next day was back to normal. Let me tell you, it was not a pretty sight down there though. We had to keep the area clean and put an anti bacterial ointment on it. It looked pretty bad for at least a week, but it didn't slow him down in the least.

I am glad we did it then and didn't wait until he was older. I am pretty sure he won't remember it. He is completely fine and normal now and is 2 1/2.

My son had this done at 23 months. He was fine almost right afterwards, he had even had scar revision for his gtube and hernia surgery at the same time and was playing like normal as soon as we got home from the hospital. I would say the sooner the better as well. Best of luck!

Our little guy had to have it done. He is now 10. I can't remember exactly how old he was. I recall that they waited until he was around 2 years old. I went into the operating room with him while they put him under--that was the hardest part, and then I had to leave the room. It went pretty quick. We've never had a problem since.

We are debating the surgery ourselves right now. Our situation is a little different though, my son has had no type of infection, so they are calling his cosmetic surgery. Apparently my OB who performed the circumcision didn't take enough skin during the procedure. I am told that it is quite common, but I am irritated because the procedure will cost us $1900 out of pocket with insurance and I feel we already paid for him to be circumcised and I don't know why we should have to be responsible for having it corrected. I had the surgery scheduled once and cancelled, so I don't know what to tell you, other than I did speak to two parents who have been thru it and one was at 2 years of age and he bounced back with no problems and the other was 5 and that was a horrible experience, so if you're going to do it -- do it soon! Good luck.

I ask my doctor about this at every visit (since birth, he is now 18 months) & she says it is fine. But in the last 2 weeks his "pad" became swollen & he seemed to be in pain. It only lasted for a day each. Is this what was happening to your son? Now his Dr. says to keep an eye on it & if it persists we have to discuss options. Please let me know how this goes for you & your son. I wish you luck with everything...

My nephew had a had to be recircumsized at about 2 years and they had to put him under. It was scary for those of us who were adults and loved him,, it hurt him for a couple days and now he doesn't remember it at all. Good luck.. it will be harder on you than it will be on him.

My son just had this done at 9 mo. Here is our story: I knew there was a problem early on and my ped. said it would most likely need to be redone at age 1. Then my husband and I moved to a different state. When my son was 6 mo. old my new ped., an older doctor, said it wasn't a problem then he proceeded to tear the skin away while my poor son screamed. He did not tell me that I needed to make sure the skin did not reattach. At my son's 9 mo. check up the skin had grown back and when the doctor tore it again. As he tore it he noticed that there were skin bridges that would have to be surgically removed. The doctor could tell I was upset, but said not to worry he wouldn't need to get surgery right away. He said I as long as it was done before 3 years of age it would be fine. This is when I took matters into my own hands. After being upset for a day and talking to my husband,who thought something should be done as soon as possible, I called a pediatric urologist. We were lucky to get in 5 days later for a consult. He said he usually fixes these things between 6 and 9 mo. We were even luckier to get a cancled surigical appointment a little over a week later. On the day he had the surgery there were 4 other boys having the same thing done.
I'm not sure why my son had the regrowth it might have been that not enough skin was removed or maybe it was because he is a big boy with a big fat pad. Whatever the case was with my son it no longer matters. If your child has this problem I reccommend finding and seeing a pediatric urologist. Good luck to other moms,

I can't wait to see your responses! I'm currently going through the same sitituation with my seven month old. My ped said it was a bad job, a portion reattached. My ped gave me a name of urologist to see, but suggested not to have it done until he is one.

One of my daycare children had this done around 18 months. Lots of pain meds. The hardest part was keeping him from sitting on hard surfaces and 'playing' like normal.

My husband had to have his redone because the cap he had did not fully work. I know that they realized this because he would wet up and not in his diaper. He is fine know and that was over 20 years ago. I'm sure that they have come along way since then so your little boy should be fine.

No experience with this one, but I would think the earlier the better, to avoid any potential nerve damage/loss of sensation for him in the future.

One of my friends had this done last week for their 3 year old boy. They said they were way more traumatized than the child was. It was a quick procedure and he was back to himself shortly after awakening.

we had the same thing happen and but since our son wasn't having infections they suggested we wait til he was 4, which we did. they did a quick outpatient surgery, he was put totally under and when he woke up he was a bear for about 1/2 hour. but after that he was fine, never complained and was running around so much that we had to calm him down so he didn't hurt himself. you couldn't even tell he had a surgery.

Hi! My son had a circumcision revision at 1 year of age because of a small foreskin adhesion. Aside from the fact that it is "surgery", general anesthesia and all...it was very quick and my son has no lasting effects. It took a little while to heal as would any procedure...but he is five now and fine. His "parts" work and look normal, and he will never have to deal with "looking different" or with infections. I don't know if you are seeing a pediatrician or urologist, but I was referred to a urologist do my son's revision. I'm glad that I did it. Good luck with whatever you decide!

Thank you everyone for your candid answers...you definitely swayed our decision to have the revision performed for our son. Our pediatrician also said it was a “fat pad” several times (he’s not our pediatrician anymore!). Our son (3 yo) suffers from persistent redness, excessive sensitivity, and some skin adhesion. My husband is beside himself at the incompetence of our pediatrician and the ineptitude of the hospital for botching the original circumcision. It’s comforting to know there is a solution to this nightmare!

I've noticed my nephew has the same issue and it bothers me greatly. It might sound strange me worrying about me nephews genitalia, but I want him to be as comfortable with himself as possible. I'm well educated (not by search engines) about circumcision. I plan to confront my sister here soon to have more skin removed before he gets any older. Who did you consult with to have the extra skin removed? Pediatric Urologist? What do you think I should tell my sister?

Circumcision is comfortable for boys, plus I read quite a few scientific studies (not activist) that prove it doesn't reduce sexual sensitivity. I've known other boys that went through a lot of hassle and pain being uncircumcised till later getting circumcised. I want my little nephew to grow up happy without never having to worry about his "wewe." lol

Sorry for posting in an old post.*