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|last2=Snyder
|first2=D.C.
|date=1953, January-01
|title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn male
|journal=Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol.
|last2=Smith
|first2=T.W.
|date=1956, January-01
|title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn
|journal=Obstet Gynecol
The ring must fall off before final healing can occur. Rarely, the tip of the glans may protrude through the ring and become swollen, trapping the ring in place. Blood transfusion risk 1 in 30,000 procedures (Wiswell).
One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>Izzidien Al-Samarrai A.Y., Mofti A. Crankson S. J The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases. Surg. Gyne & Obst.167: 341-343, 1988<!--{{vs|couldn't find|date=November 2012-11}}--></ref>
The foreskin must be slit and forced from the glans to allow entry for the plastic dome.
|url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/story.html?id=cb3b8281-4134-46ba-85d3-b076072bda75&k=25810
|title=Ontario boy dies after complications from circumcision
|date=June 2007-06-13, 2007
|publisher=The Vancouver Sun: CanWest News Service
|quote=