The shaft of the male genitalia(Penis) is covered by a loose skin.

Circumcision is the surgical detachment of the foreskin in the male genitalia.

This may be done because of various religious reasons and sometimes medical reasons.

Remember- The foreskin after birth may not be retractable for many years.

The operation- 

• This should always be done under a medical professional with sterile(clean) setting

• This procedure is performed without the need for general anaesthesia.

• Instead, the doctor may give local anaesthesia to numb the area alone, here the baby stays alert.

• This is a one-day procedure where the child may be admitted early that morning the operation and be discharged after observation for a few hours.

Complications

• Occasionally the operated part may get infected. Presence of pain, redness, pus discharge from the site in presence of fever or other clinical signs should alert the parent.

• Excess bleeding can occur, especially if the underlying bleeding problem in the child. 

Benefits of it?

• There are studies that show that circumcised adults may have less risk of penile cancer.

MOST COMMON INDICATIONS FOR CIRCUMCISION

• In ability to retract the skin back in older children.(As noted earlier, in some boys until school age, the skin cannot be retracted).

• Swelling of the region when passing urine

• If the skin retracts and gets stuck causing pain.

• In adolescence, if the boy has painful erections.