Myhealth Doctors Grand Plaza is a long standing provider of circumcision
in the Brisbane South Queensland area.
This procedure is offered for boys up to 5 months old.
Dr Melissa Cahill is confident she provides a safe and
efficient way of circumcising young boys.
Our circumcisions are done using the 'PlastiBell' method,
(no scalpel blades are used in this procedure).
It is done using anaesthetic 'LMX' cream which means no injections.
APPOINTMENT SCHEDULE
There are three appointments for this procedure:
1. Pre-Circumcision visit – a fee applies with a Medicare rebate
claimable.
This fee includes the provision of the LMX cream.
Pre-circumcision appointments are made at various times generally
during the week prior to the procedure.
2. Circumcision visit - a fee applies with a Medicare rebate claimable.
This fee includes the provision of the Vaseline ointment for after care.
Circumcision appointments are made on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
at 8.00 am.
3. Post circumcision check; two weeks after the Circumcision -
NO CHARGE.
FEES
Please contact reception on 3809 4555 for an appointment and current fees.
Privacy policy addendum with regard to Circumcision:
At times we may ask you to send a photo of the operation site over email or personal phone messages.
We request this so we can accurately assess your child and the site.
These images will be treated with the utmost confidentiality.
Images and a record of the concern and advice given will be transferred to the surgery computers and uploaded to the patient’s file in order to ensure a continued medical record. The images will then be deleted from the practitioner’s personal phone or computer records.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q Is there any preparation needed before the procedure?
A
We ask you not to feed your baby in the two hours previous to the procedure and the LMX anaesthetic cream needs to be applied two hours prior.
Q Will my child be in much discomfort after the procedure?
A
Studies show that LMX cream provides effective topical anaesthesia during procedures and will continue to work for some time afterward.
We ask parents to feed their son as soon as we are done and we tend to see that very new babies have fallen asleep when we come back in to
check. If not asleep, the baby is settled and some 3-4 month old babies will even give me a smile! At the two week check, we always ask the
parents how baby has done. Often the babies under a month have not even needed any pain relief. Some babies have had one dose of
paracetamol on the day and nil after that. It is uncommon for the baby to have had more than the one dose of paracetamol.
Q Will my boy be the only one in his class to be circumcised?
A
A recent study published in 2017 in the World Journal of Clinical Paediatrics stated that 27% of boys under 16 in Australia are circumcised.
So, he is unlikely to be the only one in the class but he may still be in the minority. Interestingly, figures in the USA in 2010 estimated 77% of
males in that country to be circumcised.
Q What are the benefits of circumcision?
A The benefits stated in the above study include a decreased risk of urinary tract infections, foreskin infections, sexually transmitted infections including HIV, phimosis and thrush. Their review of the literature even suggested a decreased risk of penile and prostate cancer and of cervical cancer in female partners.
Q What is the chance that if I don't circumcise him, that he will have a problem?
A
The 2017 study mentioned above estimated that 1 in 2 uncircumcised males will experience an adverse foreskin related medical condition over
their lifetime.
Q What are the risks of circumcision?
A
The main risks include bleeding, infection and taking off too much or too little of the foreskin.
According to research, Meatal stenosis is an uncommon complication of being a circumcised male and is unlikely to be a complication of the
procedure per se.
In my experience, the risks are very minimal and usually easily dealt with by a practitioner with experience in the procedure. You are provided
with Dr Cahill's mobile number for any after hours emergencies or concerns. In the past it has been rarely called and if it has, usually it is for
issues that can be resolved over the phone with a few simple tips and some reassurance. Serious adverse effects are rare and have not been
reported in any boy circumcised by Dr Cahill.
Q When is the best time to circumcise my child?
A
We generally say the sooner the better. As long as the penis is big enough for the smallest plastibell, we can perform the procedure. In our
experience the babies who do the best are under 4 weeks old.
Q My husband wants to circumcise the child but I don't. Will you still go ahead with the procedure?
A
We need the consent of both parents to circumcise a child. If you are a sole parent where the other parent has no say or participation in the child's upbringing, we ask you to sign a legally binding and witnessed statutory declaration stating this before we proceed. There are legal penalties for
signing a false declaration.
A recent study published in 2017 in the World Journal of Clinical Paediatrics stated that 27% of boys under 16 in Australia are circumcised. So, he is unlikely to be the only one in the class but he may still be in the minority. Interestingly, figures in the USA in 2010 estimated 77% of males in that country to be circumcised.
Myhealth Doctors Grand Plaza,
Shop GF 100 Grand Plaza Shopping Centre
Browns Plains Road
Browns Plains Qld 4118
Ph (07) 3809 4555
Between Flight Centre and Coles