Post Date December, 03 2023
What conditions should surgery be performed for overlong foreskin?
1. Congenital phimosis: The opening of the foreskin is narrow. When urinating, the foreskin will first bulge like a balloon, wait for urine to flow out, and then slowly dissipate. After urinating, some urine will drip out to stain your underwear. In severe cases, it may affect the function of the kidney due to the reflux of urine.
2. Acquired phimosis: Because the foreskin is too long or tight, it is not easy to clean, it may cause inflammation, leading to adhesion and narrowing of the foreskin opening, making the glans unable to be exposed, and there are also painful and uncomfortable feelings, especially after an erection.
3. "Too tight foreskin: Parents are afraid of the child's pain and dare not wash it, resulting in a large amount of foreskin dirt accumulating under the foreskin.".
4. "Often suffering from foreskin balanitis: If it is difficult to treat or cannot provide adequate care, circumcision is recommended.".
When it comes to the excessive prepuce, men with experience of circumcision should be deeply touched.
"Once the foreskin is confirmed by a doctor to be really too long, it should indeed be removed as soon as possible, otherwise there will be a lot of harm.". This is really not to scare you.
Today, let's take a look at the dangers of having too long foreskins——
1. Induce inflammation
The overlong foreskin can easily cause urine deposition, forming a white, odorous urine scale. This urine stain can stimulate inflammation of the penis's hair, causing the foreskin to adhere to the glans, and the anterior end of the foreskin to narrow due to inflammation. "Some foreskin outlets are only the size of a needle eye, and urine flows in a linear pattern. In severe cases, they can be completely blocked and form obstruction. Inadequate urine flow and obstruction can lead to urinary tract infections and damage renal function. In some cases, stones have also formed within the foreskin.".
2. Affect sexual affairs
Prolonged foreskin (especially phimosis) can delay penis development and limit erection. During sexual intercourse, there is a layer of foreskin outside the glans, which not only affects pleasure, but also leads to sexual dysfunction. Due to the obstruction of the foreskin, semen cannot be injected directly into the vagina from the urethral orifice, but slowly flows out through the foreskin outlet, which is not conducive to pregnancy. In addition, foreskin dirt entering the vagina with semen can cause infection of the female reproductive system, stimulate the cervix, and may cause cervicitis, even induce cervical cancer.
3. Cause incarceration
Some people have a slightly loose circumcision, which can be forced upward when the penis is soft, but when the penis is erect, a tight constriction ring forms at the coronal groove, which can easily cause discomfort or pain. "Some foreskins have small openings that can become stuck in the coronal sulcus after inversion, resulting in incarceration of the foreskin. The incarceration causes glans edema, which in turn aggravates the incarceration. If it develops, it can have very serious consequences.". If this situation occurs, emergency treatment should be taken to the hospital. If it cannot be repositioned manually, surgical methods should be used to alleviate it.
4. Cause penile cancer
The dirt inside the foreskin forms foreskin scale, which not only stimulates penile hair inflammation, but also has a strong carcinogenicity. More than 90% of patients with penile cancer have a history of redundant foreskin.
Here are two examples: Jews rarely develop penile cancer, and local male infants undergo circumcision within 10 days of birth. Muslims who believe in Islam, whose children undergo "circumcision" (circumcision) between the ages of 4 and 12, also rarely develop penile cancer, but because of the late excision, the incidence is more frequent than among Jews. It can be seen that the occurrence of penile cancer is closely related to excessive prepuce length.
To sum up, the foreskin is too long, and the harm is really quite a lot. Rather than leaving pain, it is better to have an early surgical treatment. The circumcision surgery is not complicated, the surgery is not painful, and there are no sequelae.
