Before the circumcision
Before the Circumcision (applying the EMLA cream)
- A generous amount of EMLA should be applied to the whole outside of the penis.
- Once that area is thickly coated with cream, wrap with cling-wrap (to keep the cream in place and not out in the nappy where it is wasted).
- The cling-wrap is left open at the free end so that urine can pass through. It is important to check the cream once or twice over the two hours and top up if necessary.
- The cream is slowly absorbed over that two hour period so that if he has had lots of cream on for two hours he should not feel any pain. Furthermore, the anaesthetic effect lasts for about four hours afterwards and by the time the anaesthetic wears off, the tissue beyond the tie is dead anyway, so that even afterwards there shouldn’t be any interval during which he experiences pain.
- Last Advice : Try not to feed him for two hours before his circumcision. That way, he’s less like to wee, or poo, or throw-up, and also a feed immediately afterwards will help settle him down rapidly.
Important - Please read
Some people are under the impression that there is no cutting involved and that is not so. It is normal practice to trim off the surplus foreskin but not till after the circulation is cut off. If that’s not done it’s too difficult to keep clean and more likely to get infected. Removal of the foreskin is part of the Plastic Circumcision Device procedure, so that when the procedure is over, circumcision is complete. However, due to the application of the anaesthetic cream, he should not feel any pain.