Gap between glans and stitches

[Anxited]

I got circumcized and there is a small gap between glans and stitches (which is not visible unless I pull the skin down) .When I pull the skin downwards there is a sticky yellow fluid in the gap. Why would there be a gap between glans and stitches? Did something go wrong with my circumcision ?

[roddythescot]

You would not want the shaft skin to be stitched to the rim of the glans. The doctor leaves a small amount of the inner foreskin to b e able to stitch to it. The stitches are therefore a short distsnce behind the glans and what you see is the sulcus (groove) that is just behind the glans itself.

The yellow fluid is almost certainly lymph - a natural fluid brought to the site of any wound carrying 'building materials' to repair it.

I doubt you have anything to worry about, but if you are concerned then you should contact your regular doctor or the surgeon.

[Anxited in reply to roddythescot]

Is it necessary to pull back skin and clean that area during recovery ?

[S2BC in reply to Anxited]

Yes, you need to clean the incision site with (tap) water daily. Dry the wound area with clean cloth or hair dryer after that.

woundsource.com/blog/cleari...

healthcentral.nz/scabs-scar...

[roddythescot in reply to Anxited]

You should clean as much of your penis as possible every day - but be gentle with it.