Patient's question:
Usually when I go home during the Chinese New Year holiday from being away, I noticed my son's foreskin a bit and thought about taking him for a circumcision. What age is best for a circumcision?Doctor's answer:
For a 5-year-old child, understanding circumcision is too early. It's better to consider circumcision surgery when the child is around 8 or 9 years old. Circumcision refers to the removal of excess foreskin from the penis so that the glans is exposed, which is an effective treatment for phimosis, excessive foreskin, and prevention of its complications. It is a minor surgical procedure that generally does not require hospitalization and has a low risk of complications. This will never interfere with the child's puberty growth and development.