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Dr. '''Anthony C Pickett''', {{MD}}, is a male with 17 years of medical experience and practices in Obstetrics & Gynecology in Los Angeles, California{{USSC|CA}}, USA.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref>. In 2003 Pickett performed a [[circumcision ]] of a newborn that amputated 85% of his glans.<ref name="CBS Local">{{REFweb

On August 27th of 2012 the [[American Academy of Pediatricians Pediatrics]] ([[AAP]]) presented a new Policy Statement on Circumcision and Technical Report stating that "the benefits outweigh the risks", yet when it comes a complications like this one, the technical report states that "Financial costs of care, emotional tolls, or the need for future corrective surgery (with the attendant anesthetic risks, family stress, and expense) are unknown".<ref>{{REFjournal

|quote=Financial costs of care, emotional tolls, or the need for future corrective surgery (with the attendant anesthetic risks, family stress, and expense) are unknown. The AAP did not reaffirm this position statement so it expired in 2017.

In 2003 Pickett circumcised a one week old baby with a [[Mogen ]] clamp, amputating 85% of the [[glans]]. The boy will need yearly visits to a pediatric urologist and will continue to obtain psychiatric care to deal with the [[trauma ]] of this incident and resultant surgeries. In addition, future surgery may be required as he grows older.