Infants and Young BoysAbout the Plastibell®The Plastibell® procedure, used for infants and young boys, starts with a local anaesthetic. The Plastibell® is then placed between the glans and foreskin of the penis, to provide a guide for the foreskin to be tied with a suture thread. No stitching or dressing is necessary. After five to eight days, the bell and dead foreskin tissue become detached, leaving a clean healed cut at the tie-line.
Benefits of Plastibell®The operation itself normally takes about 15 minutes and patients can expect to leave the Circumcision Centre clinic in less than one hour. The Plastibell® procedure is virtually pain-free because it is carried out under local anaesthetic and does away with the stitching, dressing and stitch removal normally required by other methods. After-care is usually limited to salt water bathing. Operation trauma is minimal and over 90% of patients have no need for a return visit to the Circumcision Centre clinic after the procedure.
Supporting InformationIf required, more details on this and other methods of male circumcision may be found by visiting the More Information section of our website.
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