A member asked:

I've decided to get circumcised no matter, how painful is it even with anesthesia?

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It's painful: But anesthesia will block the pain during surgery, and they will give you pain medication to lessen the pain as you recover. Talk w/your doctor.

Answered 7/13/2013

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No pain during opera: You should have no pain during surgery. There will likely be some pain after surgery that is usually easily controlled with medications.

Answered 1/8/2015

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Dr. Richard Pollard answered

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Not very: There is some initial discomfort form the local anesthetic injections. After the operation there will be some soreness that can easily be controlled by the medications your surgeon prescribes.

Answered 4/24/2015

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Local anesthesia: Either an anesthesiologist or your surgeon can administer a local anesthetic block (penile block) to reduce the pain of the procedure and to last for several hours after. The block itself, however, can be quite painful. Another alternative is a spinal or epidural anesthetic which will make the surgery completely painless and you remain wide awake (if you choose!)

Answered 11/11/2014

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