Patient's question:
Now the children are all seven or eight years old. A while ago, when I went to play, I found that the children's glans can't be exposed. What's going on? Is it serious?Doctor's answer:
Hello, there are two situations where a child's glans cannot be exposed:1. It may be due to phimosis, which means there is a layer of skin covering the glans, but that layer can be retracted to expose the glans. In this case, as long as you pay attention to the daily cleaning of the child's glans, there is no harm. During daily bathing, retract the skin to clean it, and there is no problem.
2. Another possibility is paraphimosis, where the layer of skin on the glans cannot be retracted, and the glans remains hidden. In this case, the risk is greater because you cannot clean the dirt inside the foreskin. The child's daily urine stains can remain inside, and over time, the accumulation of dirt can cause harm to the child.
However, there is a solution. You can gently retract and manipulate the child's foreskin daily.