[Comparison Criteria] Use of surgical drain sticking out of the skin after the surgery is completed No-Touch patients have no drain placed through the skin. This is unnecessary because the surgical openings in the penis are closed in a watertight fashion, eliminating bleeding and the No-Touch approach decreases the need for irrigation. This also results in much less post-operative swelling.
Infra-pubic & Trans Scrotal patients have a drain placed through skin because the openings in the penis are not closed completely and bleeding occurs. This results in more post-operative swelling and need for pressure dressing. The drain must be removed the day after surgery. The drain sticks out through the skin can cause post-operative soreness, is painful to remove, and requires the patient to spend the night in the hospital. Some believe that this also provides an additional route for bacterial contamination.