Drawings of the Plastibell method

Figure a. Foreskin is pulled open with clamps and a probe is inserted to tear the foreskin off the penile head
Figure b. "Dorsal crush" is made to prevent bleeding, then cut. String placed around penis for later
Figure c. Foreskin is laid back; glans is now exposed
Figure d. Plastibell and String

Figure e. Plastibell is inserted over glans and the foreskin is pull forward again, over the bell
Figure f. Clamp is placed to hold foreskin to Plastibell handle, to keep the Plastibell in place. (Note the dorsal slit.)
Figure g. String is tied in the Plastibell's groove and foreskin is cut off with scissors
Figure h. Plastibell's handle is snapped off. This completes the procedure. In about 5 days, the remaining foreskin front of string will die, allowing the bell to come off the penis, completing the circumcision.

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Figure a. Foreskin is pulled open with clamps and a probe is inserted to tear the foreskin off the penile head	Figure b. "Dorsal crush" is made to prevent bleeding, then cut. String placed around penis for later	Figure c. Foreskin is laid back; glans is now exposed	Figure d. Plastibell and String
Figure e. Plastibell is inserted over glans and the foreskin is pull forward again, over the bell	Figure f. Clamp is placed to hold foreskin to Plastibell handle, to keep the Plastibell in place. (Note the dorsal slit.)	Figure g. String is tied in the Plastibell's groove and foreskin is cut off with scissors	Figure h. Plastibell's handle is snapped off. This completes the procedure. In about 5 days, the remaining foreskin front of string will die, allowing the bell to come off the penis, completing the circumcision.