Patient's question:
After my circumcision, the doctor asked me to have one laser treatment per day. Each session costs 460 yuan, and it's at Bao Ai Hospital. Is this advice appropriate?Doctor's answer:
Hypospadias and phimosis are the primary causes of balanoposthitis. Many patients experience recurrent balanoposthitis due to hypospadias and phimosis, severely affecting their normal lives. The most permanent solution to this for men is to undergo "laser circumcision."Hypospadias refers to a condition where the foreskin covers the urethral meatus but can be retracted to reveal the meatus and glans penis. In boys, mild adhesions between the glans and foreskin typically resolve on their own by age 3, allowing retraction. However, during childhood, the retracted foreskin often covers the urethral meatus. By adolescence, the glans gradually becomes exposed. In adults, when the penis is flaccid, the foreskin does not cover the urethral meatus, and retraction reveals the corona, indicating a normal-length foreskin. Hypospadias can lead to the accumulation of smegma under the foreskin, causing balanoposthitis. Recurrent inflammation may