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I was circumcised on the 12 of January and it’s the 21 of January when will the swelling and stitches go down and away? Just nervous

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Don't worry it depends with your body's response, mine took from 13th Dec to 15th January and my head is still swollen and covered by the foreskin

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Hi my swelling went down after 4 days and the stitches dissolved after 5 weeks.What helped me was keeping my penis upright most of the time with some tape the doctor gave me.You have to have patience.Not everyones body is the same

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Mine looks very good.Ihad brilliant doctor who did the circumcision.And hygene is very important

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I am on day 26All my stitches came of within 3weeks

I still have some swelling but nothing painful

Don’t get tensed. You will see lot of changes during week3 and You will feel confident by week 4

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I pulled one of the stich out because it was just hanging like off would that effect something I’m just very nervous

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Also 3 stitches fell out and like my for skin isn’t attached too anything is it suppose to be like that

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Foreskin should be below the shaft of penis

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Okay your very very helpful relived some of my stress😂 but one more question where they put the stitches by my tip under my head it’s a cut like an opening is that supposed to happen

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Yup that’s common, there will be small gap between shaft and stitches

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