Surgery to remove the foreskin

Your journey from first appointment to recovery if you are having the foreskin of the penis removed.

20 steps7 phasesGGO Med

Why this surgery

What this is. Why you are here.

Is this for you?

Pick the reason that fits you.

What it is

What part is taken away. What stays.

Why are you here?

Medical or your own choice. Both are fine.

Making the choice

Other choices you have. How the cut will look. Will you be awake or asleep.

Other ways

Other things you could do instead. Which one fits.

How tight or loose

How tight or loose the cut will be. What you can choose.

The frenulum

A small piece of skin under the head. Keep, partly remove, or fully remove.

Awake or asleep?

Numbing injection (awake) or sleep medicine. How they compare.

Getting ready

What to do before. Tests and getting ready.

The first appointment

What we check at the first appointment.

Getting ready — awake surgery

What to do the day before. What to bring.

Getting ready — asleep surgery

No food for 6 hours. Bring someone to take you home.

The day of the operation

What happens on the day.

The day

What happens on the day, hour by hour.

Getting better

How you will feel. What is normal. When to get help.

First two days

The first two days at home. What hurts and when.

The first week

The first week. Going back to work. What is normal.

When to get help

When to ring us. When to go to A&E.

Weeks 2 to 6

Stitches dissolve. Swelling goes down. When you can have sex.

What it will be like after

How it will feel. What it will look like.

How it will feel

How sex will feel after. What the research says — honestly.

How it will look

How the scar will look. Keloid risk. Revision if it is not right.

Long-term care, words, and where this comes from

For people with BXO. Hard words. Where the information comes from.

For people with BXO

Long-term care if you have BXO. What to watch for.

Hard words explained

What the hard words mean.

Where this comes from

Where the information comes from.