What is Different about a No-Scalpel Vasectomy?
No-Scalpel Vasectomy is different from a conventional vasectomy in the way the local anaestetic is applied; the doctor gets to the tubes and interrupts them. In a conventional vasectomy, after the scrotum has been numbed with a local anaesthetic, the doctor makes one or two small cuts in the skin and lifts out each tube in turn, cutting and blocking them so the sperm cannot reach the semen. Then the doctor stitches the cuts closed. In a No-Scalpel Vasectomy, having used a special technique to numb the tubes, the doctor feels for the tubes under the skin and holds them in place with a small clamp. Instead of making two incisions, the doctor makes one tiny puncture with a special instrument. The same instrument is used to gently stretch the opening so the tubes can be reached. The tubes are then blocked using new and advanced techniques through hyfrecator equipment. There is very little bleeding with the No-Scalpel technique. No stitches are needed to close the tiny opening, which heals
