Buried Penis information

[Lkg4dmcrc]

Can anyone get me the links where circ is contra-indicated to a buried penis?

[Yulia_R]

I just googled and this is what came up
http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/bergeson/

[NewMomBevW]

Buried Penis

My son has a similar condition called "concealed penis" which is congenital and not due to surgery....circumcision was also recommended because he has ballooning issues when urinating that have not yet resolved at age 2 1/2 but I've talked to other Moms with this situation that said the concealed penis resolved on it's own WITHOUT treatment typically by the age of 3. We are waiting to see if this is the case with my son. I don't agree with circumcision in general but particularily with my son's condition and the resulting complications that can occur if too much foreskin, etc taken off...this is what is typically called BURIED PENIS (the aftermath of poor circumcision)...

What is your situation??

[Yulia_R]

Originally Posted by NewMomBevW

My son has a similar condition called "concealed penis" which is congenital and not due to surgery....circumcision was also recommended because he has ballooning issues when urinating that have not yet resolved at age 2 1/2 but I've talked to other Moms with this situation that said the concealed penis resolved on it's own WITHOUT treatment typically by the age of 3. We are waiting to see if this is the case with my son. I don't agree with circumcision in general but particularily with my son's condition and the resulting complications that can occur if too much foreskin, etc taken off...this is what is typically called BURIED PENIS (the aftermath of poor circumcision)...

What is your situation??

Balooning is TOTALLY normal! My son is 3 y.o. and is too balooning for about 6 months now

[DocsNemesis]

Wow, I just read that article, and the description of how they fix it would totally make me NOT want it fixed, unless it was seriously effecting their ability to urinate or something. It says they circumcise them, then denude the penis (in other words, remove ALL the skin), get it unburied by cutting whatever it is holding it down, and then reattach the skin. Ow???? And the pic of the before and after thing....just...wow... I'd much rather give it a LONG period of time to resolve itself and if still hadnt by puberty, then see what could be done about it. I dont get why they have to completely denude the penis to fix it though....why not make an incision at the base and work from there? Probably more work for them, heh.

Interestingly they've seen that ambiguious gendered children who arnt *fixed* as infants almost always have their genetalia resolve itself. I have to wonder how many of these kids would have theirs resolve if they'd just leave it alone. And the *very obese* kid needed to lose some weight, not have his penis hacked imo. (and I'm not a weight freak in the least-but if he is THAT overweight, theres a problem there) On a side note-we've agreed that if by chance we had a transgendered child, we wouldnt have it corrected but instead wait it out. I'm pretty sure dh would agree if our son had buried penis as well.

[eepster]

Contraindications for circumcision include prematurity, anomalies of the penis (eg, chordee, or curvature of the penis), hypospadias, epispadias, concealed or buried penis, micropenis, webbed penis, and ambiguous genitalia. Bleeding diatheses are not absolute contraindications for circumcision, but circumcisions should be discouraged in these cases. If, after being fully informed of the increased risks of complications, the family insists on circumcision, careful evaluation, clearance, and patient preparation and treatment both before and after the procedure by a pediatric hematologist may optimize the likelihood of a successful outcome.

from http://www.emedicine.com/ped/topic1791.htm

BTW: This is a very mainstream article.

[Lkg4dmcrc]

Thanks. Someone on another site was saying that her doctor told her that a buried penis was not due to circ and her son would grow out of it. I thought that I had read that buried penis was a contraindication to circ and wanted to be sure I had my facts straight. How do I gently tell her that her doctor may not be exactly right?

[eepster]

Originally Posted by Lkg4dmcrc

Thanks. Someone on another site was saying that her doctor told her that a buried penis was not due to circ and her son would grow out of it. I thought that I had read that buried penis was a contraindication to circ and wanted to be sure I had my facts straight. How do I gently tell her that her doctor may not be exactly right?

It's possible that in his particlar case it wasn't caused by circ, and he will out grow it. Sometimes it is just that the fact pad that surrounds the penis is very thick and the penis gets lost in it. This fat pad tends to thin out when the child looses his baby fat. Some kids who are intact have this condition too, their Drs should decline to circ these boys (I know they should decline to circ all boys, but that's not what we are talking about at the momment) b/c buried penis is a contraindication for circ.

[l_olive]

Originally Posted by NewMomBevW

circumcision was also recommended because he has ballooning issues when urinating that have not yet resolved at age 2 1/2

Ballooning is completely and totally normal until the separation process has completed -- which may not happen until puberty! If you need links to support this, please see the stickies at the top of this forum.