Did they cut to much skin off my sons penis?

This is my second boy. When my first was circed they cut off the skin and tied a little plastic ring on on which fell off in about two weeks. The skin that was left touches and slightly covers the rim of the head.


My new son was circed by a certified RN midwife in the clinic and I was allowed in. After a nerve block she used a little steel cap over the head and pulled the skin through a hole in a clamp and trimmed it off. She said she had performed hundreds before so I felt confident with her and was curious how this was performed.


When she removed the clamp she just pushed the rest of the skin backwards on the shaft. She didnt put a little plastic ring on and said didn't need it. Now that he is almost a year old you can clearly see the cut line around middle of penis and about half an inch of very light colored skin from the cut line and the rim. There is not much slack at all with his circumcision unlike my older boy. Will this affect him as he grows? It just looks tight.

Did they cut to much skin off my sons penis?
There are several different ways that circumcisions are performed. It's up to the operator on the method used and how much of the foreskin they deem necessary to remove.


The clamp you describe is called a gomco clamp and is one of the most in use today. It does however remove the most amount of skin far back on the shaft and has been chosen as the device that produces the best results.


Your sons penis is normal even though it may look tighter, because you are used to seeing your other sons with a little too much skin left. Your youngest got the best circumcision and he will grow into it. It is perfectly normal.