Post Date December, 02 2023
Excessive prepuce length not only hinders penis development but also can affect sexual function, causing impotence, premature ejaculation, male infertility, penis cancer, and penis inflammation. Therefore, attention should be paid to the daily care and treatment of excessive prepuce length. Let's take a look at whether the phimosis must be surgically removed!
Phimosis refers to the long foreskin and narrow foreskin opening, which cannot be turned up, and the penis cannot be exposed. "This is true in newborns, but by the age of 3-4, as the child develops, most of the narrow foreskin openings expand, and 90% of the foreskin can then be turned up.".
Almost every boy is born with phimosis, but if it is not phimosis, it may be suffering from other diseases, such as hypospadias or supraspadias. Most children with physiological phimosis have almost no abnormal sensations. If they have abnormal sensations, they may have abnormal symptoms caused by physiological phimosis and need medical attention.
Starting from the age of 3-4, the foreskin opening begins to expand, and the hard skin can be exposed after foreskin expansion. By puberty (after the age of 17), fewer than 1% of children have phimosis. Overall, 90% of physiological phimosis can heal spontaneously at the age of 3-5 years.
The most typical type of foreskin balanitis caused by foreskin scaling
Although physiological phimosis is very common among young boys and most of them can heal themselves, it also poses some problems because the foreskin cannot be turned up and the penis cannot be exposed. For example, because the foreskin in this child cannot be turned up, the epithelial cells and sebaceous gland secretions from the glans penis and foreskin cannot be discharged, leaving them between the foreskin and the glans penis. When some parents bring their children to see a doctor, they mistakenly believe that they have a knot on their penis, or even believe it is a tumor. In fact, this is the retention of foreskin scaling, which can cause some problems, such as secondary infections, redness, and pus secretion.
What symptoms can phimosis cause in addition to inflammation?
When many parents take their children to the doctor, they mention that when their child urinates, a small blister will first appear on the penis. This is because the foreskin orifice is narrow and cannot be discharged directly through the urethral orifice. It is first discharged into the sac between the foreskin and the penis head, and then discharged. This can lead to problems with thin urinary lines and poor urination.
