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A member asked:

How long does circumcision sores take to heal?

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1-2 weeks total: The acute irritation is present for a day or two, but the entire healing process takes a couple of weeks. You can certainly bathe baby if cord is off, and this is very soothing to the incision area. Also, helps to just glob some KY or vaseline on to prevent diaper from sticking to the fresh surgical site.

Dr Ferguson agreed

Answered 1/15/2015

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