Newborn & Baby Circumcision Clinic in Subiaco Perth, WA

Perth Circumcision Clinic provides a professional, quality medical service to families who wish their newborn & baby sons to be circumcised.

OUR DIFFERENCE

Infant Circumcision

The Perth Circumcision Clinic was set up by Dr Leon Levitt, an experienced Western Australian General Practitioner Obstetrician with over 30 years of experience in circumcisions in newborn and baby boys (under 12 weeks). He has performed over 14000 neonatal circumcisions in the clinic setting. The Circumcision Clinic has been operating within Dr Levitt’s medical practice throughout this time, and in 2011 began operations as a separate entity.

30+

Years of experience

20000+

Neonatal circumcisions performed

Choice

Parents can be present at their baby’s circumcision procedure or stay in another comfortable room and wait for their child to be brought back to them.
Parents have the choice of when to have the procedure and of their doctor.

Trust & Safety

Our Doctors and Nurses care for your child at the Perth Circumcision Clinic with great experience and professional excellence, allowing parents to have confidence that their child is in the safest of hands.

Technical Excellence

Our doctors have great experience and technical excellence in dealing with the many different appearances of the foreskin and penis, and has a special interest in medical attention to neonates and infants.

Pain Relief

No doctor or technique can truly claim to be completely pain free, but at Perth Circumcision Clinic we provide three forms of analgesia/anaesthetic for your child.

How to book

Infant Circumcision Procedure

Please contact the receptionist at Baby Steps Health Centre on (08) 9387 5892.

We are currently taking bookings at various times throughout the week, including morning, afternoon and evening appointments.

Please note: Parking is available in the Coles undercover car park.

When to make a booking

The procedure can be performed at any time in the first 3 months of life.

The ideal time to have the circumcision is in the first 2 weeks of their life but anytime in the first 6 – 8 weeks is quite suitable. After 8 weeks, the child has greater memory and may be more unsettled that day. Additionally, there are greater technical difficulties as the child gets fatter and the complications of surgery are more likely. Although the procedure can be done after this age, parents should try to book it before eight weeks of age.

If your child will be older than 12 weeks, then please call us and make an appointment at no out of pocket cost, with our doctor to advise how to access a reliable and safe circumcision for your child.

Preparation before the procedure

Once you have been given an appointment for a circumcision for your son at the Perth Circumcision Clinic, there are a number of points to note.

Both parents are requested to attend the appointment if at all possible.
The appointment will last for approximately 2 hours, so if you have other children, please make arrangements for their care. We request that only 2 family members attend the clinic.
If you wish, you may be present during the procedure, but most parents wait in another room, and then feed and settle the baby privately afterward in the clinic. Our staff will check the baby again after the settling period and then you may take the child home.
Use of Paracetamol (Panadol) prior to attending or afterward is permitted, but our doctors do not find that there is any significant benefit from its use around the circumcision.
On the day of the procedure:
1. Bath the baby with an antiseptic soap or lotion in the hours prior to the procedure.
2. Do NOT apply powder or nappy rash cream after the bath.
3. Bring at least two clean disposable nappies.
4. If not breast feeding, bring a bottle to feed the baby after the procedure.
Your baby’s pain will be managed by the use of analgesic/anaesthetic treatments. There are no additional preparation for the use of pain relief or anaesthesia. These can be discussed at the time of the procedure. You do not need to purchase any items.
If you do not live in the metropolitan area (i.e. you live more than 1 hour from central Perth), you will be required to make arrangements to stay overnight in Perth after the procedure.

If you need to reschedule, cannot make your appointment or change your mind, please give us at least 24 hours notice to allow another family to access our service.

If you have any questions that are not answered in this website, please feel free to call the clinic on (08) 9387 5892.

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