Patient's question:
I am 27 years old this year, but I have known for a long time that I have phimosis. However, because I love face, I did not go to the hospital for timely examination and treatment. Recently, I found a lot of white substances inside my foreskin. What is this? After searching online, it is smegma. So what are the causes of smegma? Which hospital is better for circumcision surgery?Doctor's answer:
Hello, most men with phimosis have the phenomenon of excessive smegma or its continuous increase, and all of them have phimosis. Excessive smegma is often infectious, commonly caused by unclean sexual intercourse, leading to infections such as staphylococcus, streptococcus, E. coli, Candida albicans, trichomonas, fungi, or other bacteria, or due to phimosis itself, which can stimulate balanoposthitis. This can also lead to an increase in smegma. Therefore, those with phimosis should seek surgical treatment at a formal hospital as soon as possible to avoid delaying the condition.