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}}</ref> The length of time that it lasts after circumcision varies and is unpredictable, but it is not uncommon for it to last many months. | }}</ref> The length of time that it lasts after circumcision varies and is unpredictable, but it is not uncommon for it to last many months. | ||
Blood is supplied to the penis by arteries deep within the penis. Blood is returned to the heart by veins in the [[foreskin]]. Circumcision severs those veins, so blood has difficulty in returning to the heart. This causes a buildup of lymphatic fluid in the penis. | Blood is supplied to the penis by arteries deep within the penis. Blood is returned to the heart by veins in the [[foreskin]]. Circumcision severs those veins, so blood has difficulty in returning to the heart. This causes a buildup of [https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Lymphatic+fluid lymphatic fluid] in the penis. | ||
Swelling most commonly occurs in the residual internal mucosa between the [[glans]] penis and the [[circumcision scar]], but may also occur elsewhere. | Swelling most commonly occurs in the residual internal mucosa between the [[glans]] penis and the [[circumcision scar]], but may also occur elsewhere. | ||