Patient's question:
Three days ago, I started feeling itchy on the glans, accompanied by a burning sensation. The skin surface was slightly flushed at the time, and gradually, the glans began to become severely red and swollen, turning into red patches. Besides the signs of discharge, it was diagnosed as balanitis. Can balanitis be cured?Doctor's answer:
The vast majority of patients with balanitis have excessive foreskin. Excessive foreskin tightly wraps the glans in local secretions, and the shed epithelial tissue and other components mix to form hard crusts, which accumulate in the gap between the glans and foreskin. If hygiene is not maintained, bacteria will thrive here, leading to recurrent balanitis. If the foreskin is not thoroughly cleaned, balanitis will repeatedly occur and will never persist. Therefore, if balanitis recurs repeatedly, circumcision is necessary. After the surgery, it is more helpful to maintain local hygiene and reduce the recurrence rate of balanitis.