Are there any surgeons or physicians here?
Yes sometimes there are physicians and surgeons who read and answer on yahoo answers. Types of circumcision, Infantile/ is as a baby with parental request. Traumatic/ is by accident or as a result of dangerous infection Partial/ circumcision is where the foreskin is cut to widen the aperture to allow the glans to pass easily through the opening and is performed after puberty Adult/ speaks for itself and is often for the same reasons as a partial circumcision but for aesthetic or hygienic reasons it is done completely. Ceremonial/ Mostly these are performed after puberty. These other types are religious or rite of passage to adulthood, and are usually carried out at the age when a boy or in some cultures unfortunately sometimes a girl reaches the age at which he or she are considered capable of being an adult. I hope this is the information you seek. ROBERTO.