What should I do if a boy has phimosis?

　　almost every boy Phimosis is common after birth, but if it is not phimosis, it may be caused by something else. disease , for example, it may be hypospadias or epispadias. The vast majority of children with physiological phimosis will have almost no abnormal sensation. If they have abnormal sensation, it may be abnormal symptoms caused by physiological phimosis and require medical treatment.

　　Starting from the age of 3-4, the foreskin begins to expand. After the foreskin expands, the hard skin can be exposed. After puberty (after 17 years old), less than 1% of children have phimosis. Generally speaking, 90% of physiological phimosis can heal on its own between the ages of 3 and 5 years.

　　The most typical balanitis caused by smegma

　　Although physiological phimosis is very common among little boys, and most of them can heal on their own, it also causes some problems because the foreskin cannot be turned up and the glans penis cannot be exposed. For example, because this child's foreskin cannot be turned up, the shed epithelial cells and sebaceous gland secretions from the glans penis and foreskin cannot be discharged and remain between the foreskin and glans penis. When some parents bring their children to the doctor, they mistakenly think that the child has a hard knot on the penis, or even a tumor. In fact, this is the retention of smegma, which will cause some problems, such as secondary infection, redness, swelling, purulent discharge, etc.

　　In addition to inflammation, what other symptoms can phimosis cause?

　　When many parents take their children to see a doctor, they mention that whenever their children urinate, a small bubble will bulge out of the glans penis. This is because the foreskin opening is narrow and cannot be discharged directly through the urethral opening. It is first discharged into the cystic cavity between the foreskin and the glans penis, and then discharged. This will cause problems with thin urine lines and difficulty in urinating.

　　If the child's foreskin appears to be hardened (smegma) from the outside, this indicates the possibility of infection, and parents should pay attention. Furthermore, you should pay attention to the color of the child's foreskin when bathing it. If it is often red and swollen, it may be infected and you should go to the hospital. Hospital See a doctor.

　　If you still have foreskin after the age of 17, do you need special treatment?

　　This depends on the length of the foreskin. Generally speaking, as long as you pay attention to hygiene, it will be fine and no special treatment is required. But in adulthood, if the foreskin is particularly long and there is a narrow ring pushed back, you still need to go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment.

　　What are the principles for treating physiological phimosis?

　　There needs to be good communication with parents, and there are also differences in cultural backgrounds and values. For example, in Western countries, the proportion of physiological phimosis surgeries is much higher than in our country. In short, pathological phimosis must be operated on, while physiological phimosis needs to be decided after communication between parents and doctors.