Patient's question:
I'm just 25 years old this year. I've always been quite self-conscious about my excessive foreskin, so even when many girls showed interest in me, I didn't dare to accept it. I feel that the technology for circumcision is quite good now, and I want to have the surgery to make a change. Please ask: What should I do if a 6-month-old baby has phimosis?Doctor's answer:
The foreskin of a young boy is usually below the glans and too long, which serves a protective function. During puberty, most will experience changes, and the entire glans will naturally expose itself during erection, which is normal. If the entire glans cannot be exposed during erection, it is considered too long. If there is pain when manually retracting the foreskin, it indicates a small opening, which is mild phimosis. Therefore, modern medicine opposes circumcising children. If the opening is small and the glans cannot be exposed, it is mild phimosis, and the child can be taken to a children's hospital for foreskin dilation treatment.After dilation treatment, parents still need to retract the foreskin daily at home to clean it and apply gentamicin ointment or fish oil for comprehensive prevention of adhesion. After applying the medication, the foreskin should be returned to its original position. It should not be left retracted for too long, as this may cause the foreskin to get stuck.