Complex Tissue & Outpatient Surgery
Recovery
- Ice and snug underwear for the first 48 hours.
- Take it easy for 1 to 2 days. No heavy lifting or hard exercise for about a week.
- Mild swelling and an ache are normal.
- Sex is fine after about a week if you're comfortable.
You aren't sterile yet
- Sperm remain in the system for a while. Keep using other birth control.
- A semen test, usually 8 to 16 weeks after the procedure, confirms whether it worked. Don't stop other birth control until I confirm your result.
Call right away
Call the office at (516) 535-1900, or go to the nearest emergency room after hours, if you have:
- Scrotal swelling that keeps growing, or a large painful lump
- Fever or chills
- Redness or pus at the incision
Your own instructions come first
Every patient is different. If the instructions you got at your visit or at discharge differ from this page, follow those, and call the office at (516) 535-1900 with any question.
Written and reviewed by Shervin Badkhshan, MD · Last reviewed
November 2026
Your results and questions
Your actual test results, visit notes, and messages with your care team are in your patient portal, the same one you use to book visits. Send questions through the portal or call the office at (516) 535-1900. For anything urgent, call the office or go to the nearest emergency room.