Circumcision on men and boys is especially known from the Jewish tradition of the Brit milah. But also in the western cultures, people may choose for a circumcision, either for medical, aesthetic or sexual reasons:

Medical reasons

Circumcision is the standard procedure in case of:

• Phimosis
  a narrowing of the foreskin, by which the foreskin can’t be moved over the tip of the penis. Phimosis can be congenital or can be the result of repeated infections of the foreskin.
  Sometimes the doctor can perform a simple incision, which allows the foreskin to be effectively widened.
  
• Paraphimosis
  the foreskin is drawn behind the tip and can’t be moved back over the tip of the penis. Paraphimosis is caused by repeated inflammation of the foreskin. Here also, apart from circumcision, a simple incision is often a possibility.
  
• Balanitis
  repeated inflammation of the tip of the penis and the foreskin.

 Esthetic / Sexual Reasons

Enhanced appearance

Some men, but also women, find a circumcised penis more attractive. For gentlemen who choose for a circumcision on this aesthetic principal ground, often hygienic and sexual reasons play also their part.

Hygienic:

A circumcision offers no guarantee, but a less sensible tip of the penis sometimes helps solve this problem.

Sexual experience

Although studies claim that a short foreskin have no influence on the sexual experience, most men say that the tip of the penis became considerable less sensible. This can have advantages in the sex life.

Early ejaculations

A circumcision offers no guarantee, but a less sensible tip of the penis sometimes helps solve this problem.

Longer sex

A less sensible tip may allow sex during a longer period.

A too long foreskin

a too long foreskin can lead to reduced stimulation of the tip of the penis during sexual intercourse.

 TREATMENT

The circumcision mostly is performed under local anaesthesia, but it’s also possible under intravenous sedation. During the operation the foreskin is shortened and the tip of the penis is exposed partly or even entirely.A circumcision takes about half an hour. The most sensible part of skin immediately behind the tip of the penis is not removed, as it plays a very important part in erogenic sensation.

After one or two hours the intravenous sedation and the local anesthetic wears off and the sensation in the penis returns.

AFTERCARE

After a circumcision you better rest for a few days.

The penis will be swollen and will show purple discoloration.

Passing urine may give rise to a burning sensation the first few days after surgery. We advise you to change the bandage, every time after urinating, during the first three days after the operation. After that, you have to bath in tepid clear water, without soap.

We advise you to wear supporting pants (no shorts) with the penis upwards, in the direction of the navel, to allow the swelling to subside as quickly as possible.
For pain you can take paracetamol or bring on a sedating lidocaine cream or ointment. After a few weeks the epidermis will have formed a protective layer on the tip of the penis and the unpleasantly sensitive feeling disappears.

After three to four weeks swimming and sporting is possible again.

The stitches are dissolvable within 7 to 14 days. After four to six weeks sexual intercourse and masturbation are possible again.