Author: Dr Gerard Ee

Quick answer The window from 6 to 12 is a practical age for circumcision, and it is the age from which The Clifford Surgery treats boys. By 6, most boys can be treated with numbing cream and local anaesthesia while awake, which avoids general anaesthesia altogether. They can follow simple instructions, cooperate with the doctor, […]

Where the implant sits (the pocket, or placement) and where the incision is made are two separate surgical decisions, although patient information often presents “under the muscle,” “through the nipple” and “through the armpit” as a single list of options. Most incision routes can in fact serve several placements, and each decision carries its own […]

Most patients are walking on the day of breast augmentation surgery, return to desk work within days rather than weeks, and are cleared for full exercise in stages over about six weeks. The exact pace depends on the surgery performed, particularly the placement plane, on the physical demands of the patient’s occupation, and on the […]

Quick answer Diabetes is one of the most common reasons a man develops a tight foreskin in adulthood. Elevated blood sugar promotes repeated infection of the head of the penis and foreskin. Each episode of inflammation leaves a little more scarring, which gradually tightens the foreskin opening. Once that scarring is established, creams frequently fail. Circumcision becomes the definitive […]

Quick answer For a young man planning circumcision before National Service, the practical answer is to allow a clear six to eight weeks before enlistment. Initial recovery takes about a week, but strenuous physical activity is avoided for roughly four to six weeks, and basic military training is exactly the kind of sustained exertion, friction […]