Patient's question:
Doctor, my child is now 13 years old and went to the hospital for a check-up. They said there is a bit of phimosis.Doctor's answer:
Hello, generally speaking, phimosis during childhood is normal. If an infant has phimosis or a child has excessive prepuce without complications, circumcision should not be performed. Because phimosis in children under 3 years old often resolves spontaneously with age. Another part of the children will only need to repeatedly retract the prepuce upward, enlarge the orifice of the preputial sac, and the glans will be exposed, which also does not require surgical removal. If phimosis entrapment occurs, patients with phimosis must undergo surgery and should do so as soon as possible. The best time for a child with excessive prepuce to have surgery is before they start school.