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}}</ref> In a few cases, the [[erection]]s may cause [[wound dehiscence]] which requires additional surgery to re-close the surgical wound.
* That is not the only source of pain. [[Circumcision]] amputates the protective [[foreskin]]. In cases of [[phimosis]], the [[glans penis]] may never have been exposed before, so there frequently is severe pain when the [[glans penis ]] touches anything. Many men complain that they are unable to wear trousers for an extended period of time. Only time and [[keratinization]] can ease this pain.
* Circumcision is inexact surgery. Surgeons have to guess at how much [[skin]] to amputate, so they frequently get it wrong. If sufficient [[skin]] is not available to permit [[penis expansion]] expansion during times of [[erection]], then taut, painful [[erection]]s are the result. This complication may be treated by [[tissue expansion]]. The tension may also cause [[wound dehiscence]], which would cause additional pain.
* Neuromas may form at the [[circumcision scar]]. Cold & Taylor (1999) reported that they are "notorious for generating pain.".<ref name="cold-taylor1999">{{ColdCJ TaylorJR 1999}}</ref>