Post Date December, 03 2023
With the increase of public health awareness, more and more people ask about foreskin, and even some parents bring their children to request foreskin surgery early. Many people have a long foreskin in infancy and can not expose the glans and the outer mouth of the urethra, which is called "physiological phimosis". With the development of puberty, the penis grows longer, the foreskin will naturally shrink back, and the penis head and urethral orifice will also be exposed. Therefore, most children do not need to undergo circumcision in a hurry. If the prepuce mouth is still narrow in adulthood, or the prepuce adheres to the penis head, or the prepuce cannot turn up to expose the urethral orifice or the penis head, it can be diagnosed as "phimosis". Although the foreskin can be turned up to reveal the glans, the foreskin mouth is very small and covers the external orifice of the urethra, which is called "the foreskin is too long".
The prepuce is located at the front of the penis and is a double-fold penis skin covering the glans. When the foreskin is turned over, it can be seen that the ring-shaped shrinking part behind the glans is called the coronal groove. There are many sebaceous glands in the skin near the coronal groove, which secrete a smelly secretion in the form of yellow and white mud, called "prepuce scale".
Generally speaking, phimosis needs surgical treatment, and the length of prepuce depends on the situation. If bacteria often breed and cause balanitis, or the secretion and sediment accumulate seriously to form foreskin scale, we should actively seek medical treatment and surgical treatment if necessary to avoid long-term chronic inflammation and foreskin scale stimulation, leading to serious lesions. For married men, too long foreskin may also cause candida infection in their partners, resulting in vaginitis, cervicitis and other gynecological diseases, which should also be treated as soon as possible.
The circumcision in modern medicine has been standardized and almost automated. The baby is tied to a plastic shelf, and then a plastic bell is placed between the penis and the prepuce. The groove at the bottom of the bell is fastened with nylon wire in a circle, and the prepuce is compressed. Then the doctor uses a surgical knife to circle the stem, and the operation is completed. The bell is still placed on the penis for one or two days, and the baby's urine is excreted from the opening of the bell top.
After a man's circumcision, his private parts will be more sanitary and easier to clean. More importantly, it will greatly reduce the chance of sexual partners infected with inflammation. I hope men can take good care of themselves and ensure their health.
(Intern editor: Huang Qianyi)
