A Gallery of Circumcisions

3. Scarring

These penises would probably be considered "normal" by the men who own them or the doctors who cut them. But the very fact that they are so different indicates that circumcision has varying effects. Notice also the dried, crepey keratinised glanses.

All of the frenulum has been removed on one side, and most on the other. The scarred area extends well down the shaft. This kind of damage is done in the unsupported belief that only the glans is important to sexual sensation, and also inavertently, since the tiny baby's penis is cut without knowing how it will grow. All of these pictures were taken from pinups aimed at gay men.

Only a tiny thread of the frenulum remains after this man's circumcision. Uneven scarring runs down one side. The spot is probably a tiny skin-tag. Since circumcised babies' penises are allegedly "maintenance-free", few mothers know that they have authorised this kind of damage to their sons.

Scarring to this penis is extensive, resembling the scars caused by terrible burns. The man is lucky to be left a tiny remnant of his frenulum.

This circumcision is very loose, and the penis might easily be mistaken for an inact one. Its swollen appearance may be because its owner has augmented its volume with a vacuum pump.
When retracted, however, it reveals a large extent of scarred tissue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This was in a photoset called
"Body Beautiful".
The doctor has excavated the sulcus
and created a partial skin-bridge
- probably without ever knowing what he did.

 

This example was in a series entitled
"Everybody's All-American"
- a scar-spangled banner, perhaps?

 

As well as the uneven scarring, this man's penis shows suture-holes.

 

This kind of scarring is known as hypertrophic.

A broad hypertrophic scar encircles the shaft, perhaps resulting from dehiscence (wound-tearing). This was presented in a sequence including the comment: "Few things in life can match the fine craftsmanship of the male physique."

    
These men have had their frenula completely removed.

  
These notches were probably inflicted on the glans in a freehand circumcision.

One possibility here is that a Gomco clamp was used with the wrong-sized bell,
and when the doctor cut the skin, s/he cut around under the bell and cut the head as well.

This glans has been damaged when the frenulum was removed.