Hi Gummi,Hi foscom
Thanks for this useful info. My son is now 10 months' old, do you think it is too late? As he is starting to crawl I'm worried that it may cause pain to him. Actually I should have circumcised him when he is 1 month's old, but at that time only my husband and myself is taking care of him (no helpher) and I've always been busy and this keeps dragging on and on and suddenly 1 day I noticed, how time flies, he's already 10 month's old.
I will discuss with my husband again and hopefully get it done soonest possible.
I think you can still use the plastibell method at 10 months. I think it starts to gets a bit difficult over 12 months. The moving round will not be a problem, my friend did her son at 9 months without any issues at all, and he was very mobile at the time.
The plastibell method involves placing a plastic plastic ring under the foresking. Surgical string is then tightly afixed around it on the outside of the foreskin. The foreskin is trapped between the plastic ring and the string cutting circulation. Best way to think of it is that it is like putting a rubber band tightly around your finger. The plastic ring with the foreskin drops of in a day or two. The proceedure takes about 5 mins and involves little cutting, and no stitching. Your little one will not notice it at all. When the ring drops off in a day or two the wound is more or less healed.
If you leave it longer the plastibell method will not be available and the proceedure will involve cutting the foreskin off and stitching up the wound which will be more complicated, risky, and painful.
Cresent clinic is the best place. It cost about $100 and this includes the followup, which makes sure everything is ok. Cresent clinic looks like a something from the 1970's but it is the best place for this operation in terms of experienced doctors and cost. My friend called the clinic and they did the proceedure the very next day.
Let me know how everything goes, keen to hear an update from you.