Do children need to be hospitalized for circumcision?

Many parents are more concerned about whether their baby's health is good, especially when the child has foreskin. After knowing when is the best time to do the surgery, they also want to know more about the specific matters of this circumcision surgery. Many parents want to know whether children's circumcision surgery requires hospitalization. Regarding this question, let the editor give you a detailed answer, I hope you will be satisfied.

First, regarding the question of whether hospitalization is required for circumcision surgery, experts point out that this mainly depends on the patient's age during the surgery, and different situations are treated differently. In other words, except for children who undergo general anesthesia, who need to be hospitalized for a short period of time for safety reasons after circumcision surgery, other patients do not need to be hospitalized, and of course it will not affect their daily work and life.

In addition, patients are advised to rest in bed for 3 to 4 days in the early stage after circumcision surgery to avoid standing or sitting for long periods of time. Adolescent and adult patients may experience swelling, pain and bleeding in the wound due to penile erection after surgery. If the bleeding is minor, only local cold compress and pressure can stop the bleeding. If the bleeding is severe, you should return to the hospital for treatment immediately. Patients can resume their sexual life one month after the operation.

Phimosis surgery for children is an outpatient procedure and usually takes about 30 minutes to complete, without the need for hospitalization. This operation is a very mature operation. After the phimosis operation, it usually takes about 7-10 days to remove the stitches, so it depends on the specific situation. The patient needs to rest for a period of time. After the operation, cooperate with the treatment and receive antibiotics in the outpatient clinic every day to prevent infection, and pay attention to rest. Children are active and their activities may cause local friction and irritation, which may cause pain. However, the problem is not that serious. The operation is generally a minor one. After healing, you should have regular follow-up visits.

After reading the editor’s introduction, do you understand this problem? Generally speaking, children can undergo circumcision surgery when they are five or six years old. At this time, most children are sensible and you can explain it to the child in advance. As long as the child cooperates, it usually does not take long and the operation is very simple.