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==Recovery period== | ==Recovery period== | ||
Recovery from an adult circumcision is frequently said to be six weeks. | Recovery from an adult circumcision is frequently said to be six weeks. | ||
===Complications=== | |||
Erections tend to be painful and may cause wound dehiscence.<ref name="wang2023">{{REFjournal | |||
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|title=Wound healing rates and wound problems of conventional circumcision compared with ring circumcision: A meta-analysis | |||
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|journal=Int Wound J | |||
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There is danger of [[infection]] until the circumcision wound heals closed.<ref name="wang2023" /> | |||
There is danger of [[infection]] until the circumcision wound heals closed. | |||
===Lymphoedema=== | ===Lymphoedema=== | ||
[[Lymphoedema]] of the [[penis]] is a normal and expected [[complication]] of male adult circumcision due to the adverse effect on blood circulation. Ferhatoglu et al. (2019) reported edema in 108 of 198 patients or 54.5 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal | [[Lymphoedema]] of the [[penis]] is a normal and expected [[complication]] of male adult circumcision due to the adverse effect on blood circulation. Ferhatoglu et al. (2019) reported edema in 108 of 198 patients or 54.5 percent.<ref>{{REFjournal | ||