A Circumcision Kit Newly Approved by FDA

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Donald G McNeil Jr, AIDS Prevention Inspires Ways To Make Circumcisions Easier. New York Times, Jan 31, 2012.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/3 ... y-circumcision.html
(PrePex, invented in 2009 by four Israelis, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration three weeks ago; It is done with topical anesthetic cream; And PrePex can be put in place and removed by nurses with about three days’ training)

My comment:
(a) PrePex
http://www.prepex.com/

In the pulldown menu of "Device Info" at the top horizontal bar, select "Overview" (to learn what the three rings are called) and "Clinical Procedure." (in the latter web page: "Watch Procedure Video").
(b) NY Times indicates topical anesthetic cream and a trained nurse are needed for the procedure, which makes it impossible to do it yourself. But the PrePex website says no anesthesia is needed in the placement of rings.
(c) Langerhans cell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langerhans_cell
(d) I goubt the virtue of circumcision. Then again, I do not have sex. Further, it is debatable how circumcision reduces infection of AIDS. Langerhans cells are in skin--not just foreskin--including the penis skin behind the foreskin. The manner of circumcision is ingenious, though.