AFTER A COMPLETE PHYSICAL EXAM THE PATIENT IS GIVEN A PRO-OP SEDATIVE AND ANESTHESIA. HE IS PLACED ON HIS BACK AND THE SURGICAL SITE IS CLIPPED AND SCRUBBED FOR SURGICAL PREPARATION.

THE ENTIRE SURGICAL AREA IS COVERED WITH A STERILE SURGICAL DRAPE. ALL INSTRUMENTS AND PERSONNEL ARE STERILE IN THE SURGERY ROOM. THE SURGICAL LASER IS USED TO INCISE THROUGH THE SKIN AND THE TESTICLE IS THEN BROUGHT OUT OF THE SCROTUM.

THE TESTICLE IS REMOVED FROM THE SCROTUM AND THE SPERMATIC CORD IS CLAMPED AND THEN LIGATED (TIED OFF). AFTER LIGATION THE CORD IS SECTIONED USING THE LASER.

NEXT THE SCROTUM IS CLOSED IN LAYERS, STARTING WITH THE DEEPEST LAYERS CALLED THE "TUNIC". NEXT THE TISSUE UNDER THE SKIN IS APPOSED AND FINALLY THE SKIN IS CLOSED WITH TISSUE ADHESIVE. NO NEED FOR SUTURE REMOVAL FOLLOWING THIS PROCEDURE.