Archive for May, 2010

Should the stitches look like this?

From Brian:- I am really angry about the way my stitches look post vasectomy. Is it normal for them to look like this? Although it is somewhere that can’t be seen, it still bothers me. Is this something that could have been prevented? The photo was taken 6 days post op. The attached photograph appears [...]

Is there a risk of infection if face masks aren’t worn?

From Doug:- Hello. I think the website is an excellent source of information, but had 2 quick questions. I had my vas two days ago. The whole procedure was pretty easy and painless (despite being ‘tight’ from nervousness, which soon went away halfway through the first side). Anyway, I was surprised that neither the surgeon [...]

How much of the vas deferens is cut?

When men opt for vasectomies, it is possible to ask the doctor to cut a 6-8 inch instead of a small inch during the procedure? I’m worried if I get one and it is cut small, it would recanalize. Is it possible to ask them cut it wider? I do not recommend excising unnecessarily large [...]