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yitzchokm: Not entirely – they didn’t do away with it, they just changed it. The cumin was thought to promote healing. They replaced the cumin with others things. Nowadays, we put antibiotic ointment on the bandage.

Just as gedolim then said ok, this can change, there are some gedolim now who are saying metzitzah needs to change. Metzitzah, according to the Chasam Sofer, is done only to promote healing. It has the same status as the cumin bandage. If a safer way is found, there is nothing wrong with switching.