Is infection normal after circumcision?

Infection. Infection is an infrequent complication of circumcision when done under sterile conditions. In the most common scenario, the yellowish scabs that may form on the glans where adhesions were removed or aound the cut edge are confused with infection, but are actually part of the normal healing process.

What does a normal healing circumcision look like?

Your child’s glans may have off-white or yellowish patches in the first few days after surgery. These are a type of scab and are completely normal. Two or three days after the circumcision, the skin may look green and yellow. This is a sign of normal healing, not pus.

Is pus on circumcision normal?

The area may be tender, but this will lessen over the first couple of days. The penis may also have some redness and swelling and have some yellow pus on the head in particular for up to a couple of weeks. This is completely normal and is not a sign of infection, which occurs very rarely.

How do you clean an infected circumcision?

Clean the penis by gently blotting or squeezing warm water from a washcloth or cotton ball onto the penis. Do not use soap, lotion, powder or diaper wipes to clean the penis because they may cause stinging or irritation. Reapply a new piece of gauze with pure petroleum jelly.

How do you treat an infected circumcision wound?

If an infection is suspected, the usual treatment is antibiotics after other causes of the symptoms are excluded. The most common antibiotic for mild infections is flucloxacillin which has penicillin (never use medication that has been prescribed for someone else).

How do you clean pus from a circumcision?

Is salt water good for circumcision?

To remove the bandage, the penis should be soaked in the bath with lukewarm water and a few handfuls of salt or Epsom Salts to promote healing (DO NOT add any antiseptic to the bath because this will slow down healing).