Male circumcision is considered the oldest, most frequently performed surgery in the world, yet it remains controversial. According to Dr. Greg Marchand, an ob-gynat the Marchand Institute for ...

As a new parent, you are already surrounded by too many emotions, and making a choice to go for circumcision is one of those decisions that keeps you on your toes. We are tangled with the issues ...

The Mogen clamp has the advantages of being rapidly performed and not leaving a foreign body at the circumcision site. The disadvantage is that the device does not directly protect the glans during ...

Medically reviewed by Jamin Brahmbhatt, MD Key Takeaways Circumcision is the surgical removal of the foreskin of the penis.Circumcisions can be done for religious, cultural, or medical reasons.The ...

Beyond physician preference and cosmetic outcome, pain is a discriminating variable when evaluating circumcision instruments. Three studies have evaluated circumcision associated pain with the use of ...

With any procedure, it is important to know what complications are possible. Not only does this knowledge guide technique (to minimize the possibility of a poor outcome), but it also allows for a more ...

Male baby circumcision is a procedure that removes the foreskin from the penis. It is a common surgery that some parents and caregivers choose for their baby after birth, often for religious or ...

Circumcision is a surgical operation to remove the foreskin of the penis. An adult may decide to undergo this procedure for religious, cosmetic, medical, or cultural reasons. Circumcision is fairly ...

Stay current on billing codes for newborn care, whether healthy or sick, in the hospital or office. Evaluation and management (E/M) services provided to normal newborns in the first days of life prior ...

Although great strides in the recognition and treatment of circumcision pain have been made, no single study to date has evaluated an approach to circumcision that integrates the multiple modalities ...