Postoperative Instructions
Repair of Hypospadias
George F. Steinhardt, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.S.
Member, Society of Pediatric Urology
- Use appropriate dose of acetaminophen (Tylenol) for pain control. A Tylenol with Codeine prescription may be given.
- Do not use aspirin.
- Your child may tub bathe in three (3) days.
- If your child has a catheter, notify us if urine is not draining properly.
- If your child wears diapers, please change them frequently.
- If your child has a dressing, remove the dressing the next day and apply a small amount of triple antibiotic ointment (Neosporin) to the suture line four (4) times daily.
- If antibiotics were prescribed, please give them as directed to prevent infection.
- Ditropan (Oxybutynin) is given for bladder spasms. Use if your son is having bladder spasms. Follow directions.
- The stitches are absorbable. They will dissolve out on their own over 2-4 weeks.
- No riding toys for three (3) weeks.
- It is common to have some black and blueness, minor swelling, and blood in the urine.
- Your child may start with clear liquids the night after surgery then increase the next day as tolerated.
- Call anytime for excessive bleeding, persistent fever (over 101.6 degrees), etcetera.
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