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| − | All circumcision operations leave a scar. The [[circumcision scar]] is noted for the unique way in which dissimilar tissue is mated at the scar. There usually is a unnatural visible texture and color change because [[skin]] on the proximal side is fused with [[mucosa]] on the distal side. | + | All circumcision operations leave a scar. The [[circumcision scar]] is noted for the unique way in which dissimilar tissue is mated at the scar. There usually is a unnatural visible texture and color change because [[skin]] on the proximal side is fused with [[mucosa]] on the distal side of the cicatrix. |
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| + | ==Problem cicatrices== | ||
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| + | A circumcision scar may contract and trap the glans penis inside a tight scar, thus creating [[iatrogenic]] [[phimosis]]. Alpert et al. (2018) presented their successful experience that combines cicatrix stretching with a hemostat using local anesthesia in the office followed by several weeks of topical steroids with a minority of patients needing any additional therapy.<ref name="alpert2018">{{REFjournal | ||
| + | |last=Alpert | ||
| + | |first=Seth A. | ||
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| + | |last2=Ching | ||
| + | |first2=Christina B. | ||
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| + | |last3=DaJusta | ||
| + | |first3=Daniel G. | ||
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| + | |etal=yes | ||
| + | |title=Combination treatment for cicatrix after neonatal circumcision: An office-based solution to a challenging problem | ||
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| + | |journal=Journal of Pediatric Urology | ||
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| + | |date=2018-06-27 | ||
| + | |volume=14 | ||
| + | |issue=5 | ||
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| + | |pages=P471-5 | ||
| + | |url=https://www.jpurol.com/article/S1477-5131(18)30318-8/fulltext | ||
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| + | |pubmedID=29980391 | ||
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| + | |DOI=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.05.022 | ||
| + | |accessdate=2022-01-17 | ||
| + | }}</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 15:06, 17 January 2022
A cicatrix is a scar resulting from "the healing of a wound, such as one caused by injury, illness, smallpox vaccination, or surgery." Scar tissue is formed by dense masses of granulation tissue.[1]
All circumcision operations leave a scar. The circumcision scar is noted for the unique way in which dissimilar tissue is mated at the scar. There usually is a unnatural visible texture and color change because skin on the proximal side is fused with mucosa on the distal side of the cicatrix.
Problem cicatrices
A circumcision scar may contract and trap the glans penis inside a tight scar, thus creating iatrogenic phimosis. Alpert et al. (2018) presented their successful experience that combines cicatrix stretching with a hemostat using local anesthesia in the office followed by several weeks of topical steroids with a minority of patients needing any additional therapy.[2]
References
- ↑
(2012). Cicatrix
, The Free Dictionary. Retrieved 16 January 2022. - ↑
Alpert, Seth A., Ching, Christina B., DaJusta, Daniel G., et al. Combination treatment for cicatrix after neonatal circumcision: An office-based solution to a challenging problem. Journal of Pediatric Urology. 27 June 2018; 14(5): P471-5. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
