Patient's question:
Description of the condition: How many people have phimosis? What degree is considered long and excessive? How is it determined?History of treatment and effectiveness: How many people have phimosis? What degree is considered long and excessive? How is it determined?
Desired help: How many people have phimosis? What degree is considered long and excessive? How is it determined?
Doctor's answer:
If the foreskin is too long or there is phimosis, it is easy to produce smegma, which can lead to urinary and reproductive system infections. This depends on the severity. If there is phimosis, it definitely needs to be treated, and surgery is generally recommended. Regarding treatment, doctors usually advocate for surgical treatment. If the foreskin is too long and produces accumulated smegma, causing chronic inflammation and irritation, it is better to have surgical treatment in a timely manner. Pay attention to personal hygiene.After puberty, most men's glans are fully or partially exposed. If the glans cannot be exposed and the foreskin still covers all or most of the glans, but the foreskin can be retracted by hand or the glans can be exposed when the foreskin retracts after an erection, it is called phimosis. Phimosis is common in men. The foreskin is a part of the male external genitalia. If phimosis is present, surgery is definitely necessary.