Patient's question:
From childhood, the foreskin has not retracted, and even now the glans has not been exposed. My friend says it's phimosis. I want to know how long the foreskin is considered phimosis?Doctor's answer:
According to the condition you described, the soft and flaccid state with the glans completely tightly covered by the foreskin is diagnosed as phimosis. Phimosis refers to a condition where the skin of the penis tightly wraps around the glans, preventing it from being exposed. It is generally divided into true phimosis and false phimosis. False phimosis means that the glans cannot be fully exposed when the penis is flaccid, but it can be fully exposed when the penis is erect. True phimosis should be treated with surgery, while for false phimosis, it is recommended to clean the external genital area daily and keep it dry.