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== Disadvantages ==
== Disadvantages ==
* Involves several small parts, all of which must be sterile so as to ensure the safety of the patient and minimize the risk of infection.  
* Involves several small parts, all of which must be sterile so as to ensure the safety of the patient and minimize the risk of [[infection]].  
* Special care needs to be taken to match the correct size bell and clamp to prevent injuries to the glans.
* Special care needs to be taken to match the correct size bell and clamp to prevent injuries to the [[glans]].
* Procedure takes longer than the traditional Jewish Shield or Mogen Clamp techniques.
* Procedure takes longer than the traditional Jewish Shield or [[Mogen]] Clamp techniques.
* The scar is more visible.
* The scar is more visible.
* The procedure may be more painful.
* The procedure may be more painful.
 
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[[Image:Gomco Image gallery.jpg|Gomco clamp crushing a foreskin]]
[[Image:Gomco Image gallery.jpg|Gomco clamp crushing a foreskin]]