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Permanent swelling after circumcision?

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I was circumcised 16 days ago. Got most of the stitches out at day 13 as they were quite hurtful. What I am really worried about is the swelling on the remaining bit of inner foreskin. I have seen in sever posts that most people experience swelling there, with a kind of ring forming under the glans. But my 'ring' looks like it was cut into peaces, or smaller sections by the stitches. I am really afraid it will be a permanent thing as it looks exactly the same from day 1. Have any of you experienced something like this before? Can this smoothen out with time? Thanks for your insight!

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You are still very early in the healing process. Some guys report residual swelling at a year after their op. Are you following the post-op instructions of your surgeon?

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Yes, I only apply vaseline, and clean it regularly. I am just afraid these 'cuts' won't be able to heal at all. :(

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Your healing looks to be going well. You show no signs of infection.

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Hi You are healing just fine. Once the remaining stitches are gone your swelling will gradually go down it could take a few months but really your swelling is not bad. Once your stitches are gone you could start using some Bio-Oil massaging it in Will help to reduce your swelling.

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hey! I am currently going through a similar thing and have considerable swelling on the inner foreskin like yourself. I was just wondering how yours turned out and if there was anything you did.

Thanks.

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Hi, I am sorry to say that they did not disappear, only stretched out a bit. I was really unsatisfied, so I went for another surgery and got rid of the remaining inner forskin, that solved the issue. The second surgery was much less serious, I considered myself almost healed after just two weeks.

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