Patient's question:
Doctor, I would like to say hello. Recently, I have been feeling a lot of pain in my groin, sometimes it's very painful. I'm a bit anxious and don't know what to do. I immediately went to the nearby hospital and they said I have balanitis.Doctor's answer:
Children almost always have issues with the foreskin, specifically phimosis and redundant foreskin. Phimosis is a condition where the foreskin opening is narrowed, making it impossible for the foreskin to be fully retracted. Redundant foreskin, on the other hand, is when the foreskin covers the entire or part of the glans, but can be fully retracted. Redundant foreskin may also have a tight ring at the foreskin opening.At People's Hospital of Peking University, Department of Urology, Bai Wenjun, the "phimosis" in children is actually mostly redundant foreskin with membranous adhesion between the foreskin and the glans, which can be retracted to expose the glans. You can ask a doctor to gently retract the foreskin, thoroughly remove any smegma, and apply clean medical petroleum jelly to the glans (to prevent inflammatory fibrin adhesion). Then, return the foreskin to its original position (to avoid paraphimosis and edema).