The Reproductive Urology team at SGF offers a no-needle, noscalpel approach to vasectomy. First, you’re given a numbing medication using a jet injector to numb the skin and the underlying vas deferens. Many patients say that feels similar to getting flicked in the scrotal skin. Once you’re numb, the physician will make one tiny puncture in the middle of the scrotal skin, allowing access to both tubes. The tubes are then cut and blocked off, and the tiny puncture heals quickly so in many cases no skin stitches are needed. Once the procedure is complete, an antibiotic ointment is applied to the site, gauze is applied to the scrotum, and you’re fitted for a compression garment that provides scrotal support.