Circumcision is the removal (amputation) of a fold of skin, called the foreskin, from the end of the penis. The removal of the foreskin exposes the glans and urethral opening. It is more common in some cultures than others.
Circumcision is the removal of the prepuce (foreskin) that normally covers the glans of the man's penis. In many cases this is done in infancy when the prepuce is still fused to the glans it is simply torn apart (like tearing a fingernail from a finger) the prepuce is then either cut away or crushed of by a special mechanism. Note this is usually done for religious reasons there is however still a culture remaining in the USA where it is done "Ostensibly" for health benefits.
A circumcision operation is the amputation of the prepuce, or foreskin. the prepuce is the double layer of skin that covers and is able to slide back and forth over the glans of the penis. it is there to protect it's sensitivity and to help lubricate the sex act.
Male circumcision is usually an elective surgery to remove the foreskin (prepuce), a fold of skin that covers and protects the rounded tip of the penis (glans).
This surgery is most commonly done on newborns about 24 hours old
Circumcision for a newborn is usually done by a health professional at a clinic, in the hospital, or at an outpatient surgery center. During the procedure:
* The newborn is placed on a firm surface, often called a papoose board. Velcro straps are wrapped around the newborn's arms and legs to keep him very still during the procedure.
* The penis is cleaned.
* The surgical area is numbed with a local anesthetic while the baby remains awake. Local anesthetics include ring block, penile nerve block (dorsal penile nerve block or DPNB), or EMLA cream. General anesthesia may be used for males older than 2 to 3 months of age. When the baby is under general anesthesia, a caudal nerve block may be applied to provide postoperative pain relief.
* A sterile circumcision clamp or device is placed over the head of the penis. The three most common types of clamps used are the Gomco clamp, the Mogen clamp, and the Plastibell device. Each clamp has advantages and disadvantages, although differences between the clamps are often minor. Most doctors use the clamp they are most comfortable with.
* The foreskin is removed using a sterile scalpel or scissors
To be circumcised is to have the prepuce or foreskin removed from the penis.
Cutting off the foreskin and sometimes the frenulum of the penis.
Cutting the foreskin off the penis
Cutting off of the foreskin.
No, the penis is not shortened by circumcision.
No circumcision is not beneficial to health. on the contrary it is harmful.
No, penis size has nothing to do with circumcision.
Circumcision has nothing to do with infertility.
When you develop SERIOUS conditions where circumcision is the Only option.
The circumcision scar is permanent and it can not be gotten rid of.
No, it is nothing to do with it. Circumcision is the removal of the foreskin from the penis.
Surgery can extend, but the surgical procedure that does it is not called circumcision.
A Jew that does circumcision is called a Mohell
A circumcision certificate -- a document given to the parents of a male Jewish child after his foreskin is snipped off during a circumcision ceremony
The instrument used in a Jewish circumcision is a device called a Jewish Shield.
There is new research that shows that circumcision does not reduce the ability to get hiv.