Patient's question:
I am 18 years old. It has been three or four days since the area where the glans and foreskin connect has been itchy and extremely painful. I feel very embarrassed, and it feels like I might have balanitis. I don't know how to treat it. How should one treat balanitis?Doctor's answer:
Treatment methods for balanitis, first and foremost, the main cause of balanitis is excessive foreskin or phimosis. Due to the inability to clean the area frequently, the shedding of keratinized epithelium and the excretion of glands create favorable conditions for other bacteria, leading to chronic inflammation. Currently, in addition to systemic antibacterial medications for penile balanitis, local cleaning should be performed. Balanitis can recur repeatedly, and circumcision should be performed after the inflammation has completely subsided.