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The '''Plastibell Circumcision Device ''' circumcision device is a clear plastic ring with a deep groove running circumferentially designed for circumcising infant males. It was invented by Hollister Inc in 1950, and first reported on in 1953.<ref name=Miller1953>{{REFjournal |last=Miller |first=R.L. |last2=Snyder |first2=D.C. |date=1953, January |title=Immediate circumcision of the newborn male |journal=Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. |volume=65 |issue=1 |pages=1-11 |url= |quote= |pubmedID=13016660 |accessdate=MillerSnyder1953}}</ref><ref name=Kariher1956>{{REFjournal

|firstinit=D.H.DH

|first2init2=T.W.TW |date=1956, January-01

}}</ref> The device works bo by providing a circumferencial surface upon which to tie off the [[foreskin]].

The [[glans ]] is protected during the procedure by the ring. Hemostasis (control of [[bleeding]]) is effective due to the ligature tie. Cosmetically, a predictable result is obtained due to the straight line of the ligature that causes the wound. It is a quick procedure for the physician to perform—once perform — once mastered.

No bandage is required, allowing easy monitoring for [[infection]].

Healing occurs while the edges of the [[prepuce ]] are secured in the ring, making [[skin bridges bridge]]s (where the foreskin's end heals to the glans' corona) unlikely.

Cosmetically, there will be little to no [[circumcision scar]], though as usual with any [[circumcision]], there will be a color change where the (formerly) inner and outer layers of [[foreskin ]] meet.

The ring must fall off before final healing can occur. Rarely, the tip of the [[glans ]] may protrude through the ring and become swollen, trapping the ring in place. Blood transfusion risk is 1 in 30,000 procedures (Wiswell).

One study of 2000 Plastibell circumcisions found a complication rate of 1.8%.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Izzidien Al-Samarrai A.Y., |init=AY |last2=Mofti |init2=A. |last3=Crankson S. J |init3=SJ |title=The Use of Plastibell in Neonatal Circumcision. Review of 2000 cases. |journal=Surg. Gyne & Obst. |volume=167: |pages=341-343, 1988<!--{{vs|couldn't find |date=November 20121988}}--></ref>

The [[foreskin ]] must be slit and forced from the glans to allow entry for the plastic dome.

Furthermore, because convalescence depends on a (temporarily) affixed medical device, risks of [[infection ]] or [[bleeding| hemorrhage ]] due to the bell slipping or otherwise failing are greater<ref>{{REFnews

|date=June 2007-06-13, 2007

}}</ref> than a [[Gomco|Gomco clamp]] or similar entirely-supervised circumcision.

There are several reports in the literature of urinary retention after [[circumcision ]] with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal

|firstinit=L.

|first2init2=K.

|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC167126/

|accessdate=2020-04-22}}</ref> [[Death ]] has been reported.<ref>[http://www.pulsus.com/Paeds/12_04/Pdf/zwol_ed.pdf Paediatrics & Child Health, Home<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2010/1772.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=anaestheticMedical Board of Australia v Jabbar] (Occupational and Business Regulation) [2010] VCAT 1772 (5 November 2010)</ref><ref>{{REFjournal

|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2528673/

|accessdate=2019-11-13

There also is a report of impetigo caused by ''Staphylococcus aureus '' when using the Plastibell.<ref>{{REFjournal

|firstinit=J. |first2=M.E.

|first3init2=A.M.ME

|init3=AM |date=1986-09

|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/stranko1/

|accessdate=2019-11-13

There have been multiple cases of children developing necrotizing fasciitis in their [[penis ]] after being [[circumcised ]] using the Plastibell device.<ref name=pubmed9329429>{{REFjournal

|last2init2=HealeyPJ |last3=Waldhausen

|last3init3=WaldhausenJHT

|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/bliss/

|accessdate=2019-11-13

|firstinit=J.R.JR |date=1980 -03

|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/woodside2/

|accessdate=2019-11-13

There have been cases of [[necrosis ]] of the glans penis following [[circumcision ]] with the Plastibell device.<ref>{{REFjournal

|firstinit=C.O. |first2=S.CO

|first3init2=A.O.S

|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/256010137_Management_of_Plastibell_circumcision_ring_migration_and_glans_penis_incarceration

|accessdate=2019-11-13

PlastiBell Plastibell is often described to parents as a non-cutting method. However, a [[dorsal slit ]] (cut) is often performed at the beginning of the installation to make it easier to installthe device. Once installed, the PlastiBell Plastibell cuts circulation to the [[foreskin]], necrotizing the tissue, which will fall off in a few days (or it might be 'trimmed' after installing the PlastiBellPlastibell). The result is the same: the [[amputation ]] of a healthy [[foreskin]].

* [http://www.thewholenetwork.org/14/post/2012/08/the-dangers-of-plastibell-circumcisions-graphic.html The Dangers of PlastiBell Plastibell Circumcisions - Graphic]* {{REFweb |url=http://www.drmomma.org/2010/05/the-perils-of-plastibell-circumcision.html |title=The Perils of Plastibell Circumcision: A Mythical "No Cutting, No Risk" Method |last=Day |first=Danelle |website=[[Dr. Momma - peaceful parenting]] |date=2010 |accessdate=2021-09-24}}

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