Right after surgery, your son’s penis will be taped securely to his belly so that it does not move. Your child will be encouraged to drink fluids so that he will urinate. Urinating will keep pressure from building up in the urethra.

Your son may be given medicine to relieve pain.

You will probably be able to take your child home the same day as the surgery. If you live a long way from the hospital, you might want to stay in a hotel near the hospital the first night.

This surgery lasts a lifetime. Most children do well after this surgery. Your son’s penis will look almost or completely normal. It will also work almost or completely normally.

If your child has a complicated hypospadias, he may need more operations to improve how his penis looks or to repair a hole or narrowing in the urethra.

Follow-up visits with a urologist (a doctor who specializes in treatment and surgery of the urinary system) may or may not be needed once your son has healed from surgery. Sometimes a visit is needed when boys reach puberty.