Patient's question:
Three months ago, I had a circumcision, but later the area around the head of my penis swelled and peeled, and it was very itchy. I was too afraid to scratch it with my hand. The swelling on the right side was severe, a little purple, and it was very painful and itchy. What medicine should be used for swelling after a circumcision?Doctor's answer:
From your description, this is balanitis. Balanitis refers to inflammation of the foreskin and glans penis. Excessive foreskin or phimosis can irritate the foreskin and glans, leading to balanitis. A lipid substance that accumulates in the normal foreskin cavity forms scales. Balanitis is a common male disease. If treatment is not effective, it may lead to recurrent balanoposthitis, causing small inflammatory fissures to repeatedly appear at the meatus and inner skin. After many episodes, scar tissue and fibrosis may develop, ultimately resulting in inflammatory thickening of the inner foreskin or adhesion of the foreskin to the glans skin at the meatus, forming a thickened narrow ring. During an erection, the glans retracts, leading to unstable erections and premature ejaculation.