Circumcision with CO2 Laser in Indonesia
Translated from the original Bahasa Indonesia Text
Circumcision can be performed with the most traditional method, i.e., by cutting the prepuce (foreskin) with a piece of sharpened bamboo or with the latest medical method which is the responsible thing to do. At the Jakarta Skin Center (JSC) we perform circumcisions with the most advanced instruments, i.e., SURETOUCH CO2 LASER from Sharplan, with the most experienced doctors.The benefits of using a CO2 laser are: faster operation, limited or no bleeding, quicker healing, minimal post-op pain, pleasant experience and most aesthetically pleasing results.
After being numbed (local anesthetic), the prepuce is pulled forward and clamped. A CO2 laser is used to cut the excess foreskin.
After the clamp is released the remaining skin cut has been sealed with the laser, without a single drop of blood. Even so, the skin should be sutured to ensure complete healing.
Within 10-15 minutes, the circumcision is complete, see the foreskin removed. This is the circumcision method for pre-pubertal boys. Adult circumcision procedures are slightly different.
Circ'd With Laser in Australia
An old school mate of mine has recently been circumcised with a laser. He was down here in Australia for a sea holiday with his kids, and when we were getting changed after a surf, I couldn't help notice he had a very tight raw looking circ - different to what he was like at school, whilst his kids had very tight long foreskins.
He comes from the Western Riverina (Central New South Wales), from an isolated sheep station. He said his old very loose circ was very irritating, and so he approached a Melbourne surgeon. Because of his isolation, and that he had to fly back to Mildura the same day of the op, he was re-circed with a laser to avoid any bleeding/ infection etc.
The end result, two months down the track, is that (unlike being cut with a knife), there is a pronounced 'ridge' under the scar line, which is very red and pronounced. He thinks it looks as though it will stay that way. He's pretty happy with the result, as he is well hung and has a very tight cut - the cut line looking like it will always stay looking a bit swollen. His wife is now in favor of the re-cut, although she was originally against the op, and against having their sons cut.
At long last she has seen the light. Now their young boys, 2 and 5 years old, and going to be cut tightly by same the surgeon in Melbourne - but freehand with a knife.
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Laser Circs in Russia
I know two clinics in Moscow, where this operation is carried out (conducted) by the laser. The price is higher than on usual operation. In my position, I have possibility to compare this operation to usual operation. The operation passes faster, the pains are smaller, and much faster heals.
I asked the surgeon, as to the frequency of circumcision by the laser. He has told me that 1-2 per week are common in his clinic. The majority of operations are carried out (conducted) due to medical indications. In absence of the medical indications less than 5 circumcisions per one year are done (made) by any method.
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I saw this - it was part of a series called "Schofield's Europe"
shown in the early nineties where he visited different cities each week.
This particular episode featured Istanbul and the
mass circumcision process was filmed at a distance. As I recall the
guy performing the operations was famous for having done over 10,000
circumcisions and either invented or had some input to the design of the
laser device he was using. Certainly seemed efficient, taking mere
seconds to do each boy on the roundabout (retract & check, stretch skin
forward, apply laser and cut, retract and check, place pyramid dressing
on penis and thank you next please). His proud motto was "circumcised
on Saturday, school on Monday" but I'm not sure how tidy the results
were. Phil Schofield was slightly bemused by what seemed (to a
British audience) to be an bizarre scene.
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I was circumcised by laser at age 58 by a plastic surgeon. I would not recommend it, as the doctor claimed he could not take off as much skin as I wanted. I don't really know if this was due to the laser instrument, or the skill/confidence of my physician. In any case, it healed really fast. I will be recirc'd the old fashioned way (scalpel) soon.
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