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Most patients fly home on day 3 or 4. Office work with a hat is fine after day 10; client-facing work most patients delay until day 14. Final result settles between months 9 and 12.
Brief assessment and consent; the area is examined and anaesthesia planned.
Foreskin is removed and dissolvable stitches placed; patient goes home the same day.
Swelling and tenderness are common and managed with simple pain relief.
Keeping the area clean and dry helps healing; loose clothing is advised.
Stitches dissolve and most everyday activity resumes.
Full healing is reached and sexual activity can resume.
Most people return to desk-based work within a few days, while jobs involving heavy physical activity may need a week or so.
It is usually advised to wait around four to six weeks until full healing to avoid disrupting the wound.
Dissolvable stitches are normally used, so they fall out on their own and do not need removing.