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==Adolescent and adult circumcision== | ==Adolescent and adult circumcision== | ||
Adolescent and adult circumcision are usually carried out under total anesthesia, either by nerve block or by general anesthesia, so the pain of the surgery is not usually a concern. That does not mean that the operation is pain free. It is not. | Adolescent and adult circumcision are usually carried out under total anesthesia, either by local or regional nerve block or by general anesthesia,<ref>{{REFjournal | ||
|last=Holman | |||
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|first=John R. | |||
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|last2=Stuessi | |||
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|first2=Keith A. | |||
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|etal=no | |||
|title=Adult circumcision | |||
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|language=English | |||
|journal=American Family Physician | |||
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|date=1999-03-15 | |||
|volume=59 | |||
|issue=6 | |||
|pages=1514-8 | |||
|url=https://www.aafp.org/afp/1999/0315/p1514.html | |||
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|pubmedID=10193593 | |||
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|accessdate=2020-11-19 | |||
}}</ref> so the pain of the surgery is not usually a concern. That does not mean that the operation is pain free. It is not. | |||
* There is, of course, post-surgical pain, which may be relieved by a potent oral analgesic. One should have a two-week supply of analgesic medicine. | * There is, of course, post-surgical pain, which may be relieved by a potent oral analgesic. One should have a two-week supply of analgesic medicine. | ||