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'''Excessive skin removal''' is a frequent complication of male [[circumcision]]. The [[foreskin]] has many important functions. One of those functions is to unfold at times when the [[penis]] becomes erect so as to provide the necessary skin to accommodate the expansion that occurs during erection.

'''Excessive skin removal''' is a frequent [[complication]] of male [[circumcision]]. The [[foreskin]] has many important [https://intactaus.org/information/functions-of-the-foreskin/ functions]. One of those functions is to unfold at times when the [[penis]] becomes [[erection| erect]] so as to provide the necessary skin to accommodate the expansion that occurs during erection.

Male circumcision is not a precise operation. There are few, if any, guidelines to direct the surgeon on how much skin should be removed. The surgeon has to guess at how much skin should be removed. ~~If excessive skin is removed, the patient will have tight, painful erections. In extreme cases, there may be insufficient skin to allow the shaft of the penis to expand to its full length~~. ~~Taylor et al~~. ~~(1996) said "~~[s]~~kin and mucosa sufficient to cover the penile shaft was frequently missing from the circumcised penis." They estimated "an estimated shortfall in shaft~~ skin ~~of 20~~-~~25%."<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996~~}}</ref>

Male circumcision is not a precise operation. There are few, if any, guidelines to direct the surgeon on how much skin should be removed. There is a lot of variation in normal penile anatomy. The surgeon has to guess at how much skin should be removed.<ref name="romberg2021">{{REFbook

|last=Romberg

|first=Rosemary

|init=

|author-link=Rosemary Romberg

|year=2021

|title=Circumcision — The Painful Dilemma

|url=https://circumcisionthepainfuldilemma.wordpress.com/

|work=

|editor=[[Ulf Dunkel]]

|edition=Second Edition, Revised

|volume=

|chapter=Excessive skin loss

|scope=

|page=

|pages=280-2

|location=

|publisher=Kindle

|ISBN=23: 979-8683021252

|quote=

|accessdate=2023-08-31

|note=

}}</ref>

[[Tissue expansion]] has been found to be effective in relieving erection pain and ~~to allow~~ full expansion. Tissue expansion is accomplished by the patient through manual [[stretching]].

[[Denuded penis]] is a possibility.<ref name="romberg2021" />

==Painful erections are a complication of circumcision==

If excessive skin is removed, the patient will have tight, painful erections. In extreme cases, there may be insufficient skin remaining to allow the shaft of the [[penis]] to expand to its full length. Taylor et al. (1996) found that [[circumcision]] removes about 51 percent of penile [[skin]] and said "[s]kin and [[mucosa]] sufficient to cover the penile shaft was frequently missing from the [[circumcised]] penis." They reported "an estimated shortfall in shaft skin of 20-25%."<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref>

[[Tissue expansion]] has been found to be effective in relieving erection pain and in allowing full expansion of the [[penis]]. Tissue expansion is accomplished by the patient through manual [[stretching]].

[[Category:Circumcision complication]]

[[de:Übermäßige Hautentfernung]]

[[~~Category~~:~~Circumcision complication~~]]

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-'''Excessive skin removal''' is a frequent complication of male [[circumcision]]. The [[foreskin]] has many important functions. One of those functions is to unfold at times when the [[penis]] becomes erect so as to provide the necessary skin to accommodate the expansion that occurs during erection.
+'''Excessive skin removal''' is a frequent [[complication]] of male [[circumcision]]. The [[foreskin]] has many important [https://intactaus.org/information/functions-of-the-foreskin/ functions]. One of those functions is to unfold at times when the [[penis]] becomes [[erection| erect]] so as to provide the necessary skin to accommodate the expansion that occurs during erection.
-Male circumcision is not a precise operation. There are few, if any, guidelines to direct the surgeon on how much skin should be removed. The surgeon has to guess at how much skin should be removed. If excessive skin is removed, the patient will have tight, painful erections. In extreme cases, there may be insufficient skin to allow the shaft of the penis to expand to its full length. Taylor et al. (1996) said "[s]kin and mucosa sufficient to cover the penile shaft was frequently missing from the circumcised penis." They estimated "an estimated shortfall in shaft skin of 20-25%."<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref>
+Male circumcision is not a precise operation. There are few, if any, guidelines to direct the surgeon on how much skin should be removed. There is a lot of variation in normal penile anatomy. The surgeon has to guess at how much skin should be removed.<ref name="romberg2021">{{REFbook
+ |last=Romberg
+ |first=Rosemary
+ |init=
+ |author-link=Rosemary Romberg
+ |year=2021
+ |title=Circumcision — The Painful Dilemma
+ |url=https://circumcisionthepainfuldilemma.wordpress.com/
+ |work=
+ |editor=[[Ulf Dunkel]]
+ |edition=Second Edition, Revised
+ |volume=
+ |chapter=Excessive skin loss
+ |scope=
+ |page=
+ |pages=280-2
+ |location=
+ |publisher=Kindle
+ |ISBN=23: 979-8683021252
+ |quote=
+ |accessdate=2023-08-31
+ |note=
+}}</ref>
-[[Tissue expansion]] has been found to be effective in relieving erection pain and to allow full expansion. Tissue expansion is accomplished by the patient through manual [[stretching]].
+[[Denuded penis]] is a possibility.<ref name="romberg2021" />
+==Painful erections are a complication of circumcision==
+If excessive skin is removed, the patient will have tight, painful erections. In extreme cases, there may be insufficient skin remaining to allow the shaft of the [[penis]] to expand to its full length. Taylor et al. (1996) found that [[circumcision]] removes about 51 percent of penile [[skin]] and said "[s]kin and [[mucosa]] sufficient to cover the penile shaft was frequently missing from the [[circumcised]] penis." They reported "an estimated shortfall in shaft skin of 20-25%."<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref>
+[[Tissue expansion]] has been found to be effective in relieving erection pain and in allowing full expansion of the [[penis]]. Tissue expansion is accomplished by the patient through manual [[stretching]].
 {{REF}}
+[[Category:Circumcision complication]]
+[[de:Übermäßige Hautentfernung]]
-[[Category:Circumcision complication]]