I had a vasectomy performed under local anesthetic on Tuesday 3rd March 2009. The photo opposite shows the scrotum on day 3 post procedure. Note: My thumb is covering my penis in this photo. You can see the scar from the procedure in the upper right corner of my scrotum.
The second photo shows the scrotum on day 5 of recovery. Is the amount of bruising something I should be worried about?
Dr. Karpman's reply:- "These pictures represent some greater than expected bruising after vasectomy. The bruising extends to the base of the penis and across both hemiscrotal areas. There seems to be minimal swelling which would suggest that the bruising is due to some bleeding in the skin layer and not a hematoma in the scrotum. The second picture demonstrates one of the incision sites that appears to be healing appropriately."
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This picture was taken on day 7 |
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This picture was taken on day 9 |
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This picture was also taken on day 9, but the incision site has been marked. Click on the photo for the full sized version to see the incision better. |
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This picture was taken on day 11. As shown in this, and the next two photo's the bruising is subsiding rapidly. |
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This picture was taken on day 13 |
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This picture was taken on day 16 |
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This picture was taken on day 16, and clearly shows the remnant of the scar. Click on the picture to load the large version of the image. |
Many thanks to our contributor for submitting these pictures and allowing us to use them. We are looking for similar photo's for the website. Specifically pictures of post vasectomy bruising and swelling as we feel that it will help men know what is, and isn't normal. If you are having a vasectomy, please consider the idea of taking some pictures during your recovery for us to post. As with the above pictures, complete anonymity is guaranteed, and for the purposes of taste and decency, photo's will be edited to be shown in a clinical context. If you are happy to participate, please visit the section index page for photographer's tips and the email address to send your pictures to.
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