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== General risks ==
* Loss of the [[foreskin]] (100% [[complication ]] rate)* [[Circumcision scar|Operation scar]] (100% [[complication ]] rate)
* Loss of the [[frenulum]]
* Loss of protection of the [[glans]]
* Lung tear due to extreme cries of pain (newborn circumcision)
* [[Lymphoedema]]
* [[Meatal stenosis]] (20% [[complication ]] rate)
* Meatal ulcer
* Meatitis
|date=2017
|accessdate=2020-02-24
}}</ref> which definitely confirms that even the [[AAP]] knows of a bunch of complications[[complication]]s.
== Complication rates ==
In fact, of course, not all possible [[complication ]] rates have the same frequency and therefore not the same relevance. It is necessary to collect statistics on which complications are serious. Basically, however, it should be noted that circumcision without a medical indication is the most unnecessary complication in itself.
The German Academy of Children and Youth Medicine (DAKJ) (2012) conducted an internet survey of medical practices and determined a serious complication rate of approx. 6% based on the reported data.<ref>{{REFweb