Aftercare For Adult Circumcision

Medical procedures can feel intense, but aftercare for an adult circumcision is quite simple. We have a few rules to keep in mind for optimal healing, but you’ll be feeling back to normal within a month. Recovery time for an adult circumcision is about 30 days.

Emergency phone number: (310) 897-5065

Call our office immediately if you have:

• A temperature greater than 101.5
• Difficulty urinating
• Continuous bleeding
• Severe swelling
• Severe pain on medication

Adult Circumcision Aftercare Instructions

Male Circumcision Aftercare: Bandage Removal

We recommend keeping your bandage dry for the first 48 hours following your procedure. After those two days, you can take your first shower.

Stand in the shower under warm water for several minutes. Allow the bandage to moisten. This will help you unravel it easily.

Adult Circumcision Recovery: Bathing

To keep your bandage dry, we recommend sponge bathing for the first 48 hours following your procedure. Do not shower, take a bath, or otherwise submerge your bandage in that time.

Once you have removed your bandage, you’re free to shower regularly, up to once a day. Do not sit in a bath, swim, or otherwise submerge in water while you’re healing.

Adult Circumcision Post-Operative Care: Medications

Please take the medications you have been prescribed as directed. Tylenol is also safe for pain relief.

DO NOT TAKE Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Motrin, or Advil after surgery. NSAIDs can thin the blood and promote bleeding.

Adult Circumcision Recovery: Wound Care

Small spots of blood are normal following your surgery. Bruising and mild swelling after adult circumcision are also normal. Bruising and swelling should fully heal within a month following your surgery.

A yellow-whitish film may develop in the first few weeks after surgery. This is normal, not pus and/or a sign of infection. Some itching while healing is also normal.

Please contact our office immediately if you see continuous bleeding or excessive swelling.

Adult Circumcision Aftercare: Sexual Wellness

If you are sexually active, avoid intercourse for 4 weeks following your surgery. Once you have resumed sexual activity, continue to use condoms for another 2 weeks. This will prevent damage to your healing scar.

Adult Circumcision Recovery: General Wellness

• DO NOT drink alcohol for one week following your surgery.
• DO NOT smoke for one month following your surgery.

Adult Circumcision Recovery: Work and Fitness

You may return to work as soon as 3 days after your surgery, as long as you are not engaging in strenuous activity. Do not do any heavy lifting over 10 pounds for a week following your surgery. You can resume normal exercise after one week.

Follow Up With Us

Please email a healing image to medrecords@gentlecircumcision.com on the date requested at the time of your appointment. We will let you know if a follow-up appointment is necessary. Again, total adult circumcision recovery time should be about a month.