Patient's question:
Patient Gender: I am a congenital phimosis patient! I am already 20 years old! The glans is trapped inside, and it does not come out during erection! I am very introverted now! I am also embarrassed to seek treatment! Please ask, how difficult is the treatment for this condition! What is the cost? Thank you!Doctor's answer:
Hello:Outside the head of the male penis, there is a double-layered fold of skin called the foreskin. When the foreskin is retracted, a ring-shaped narrowed area at the back of the glans is called the corona. Near the corona, the skin contains many sebaceous glands that secrete a foul-smelling substance in a yellowish-white, pasty form, known as "smegma."
A male, especially before the age of 7, typically has a long foreskin that covers the entire glans and the external urethral orifice. As puberty progresses, the penis grows in size and length, and the foreskin retracts backward, exposing the glans and urethral orifice. If, in adulthood, the foreskin opening is narrow or the foreskin remains attached to the glans, preventing it from retracting fully to reveal the urethral orifice or glans, this is medically referred to as phimosis. If the foreskin can be retracted to expose the glans but the foreskin opening is very small, covering the external urethral orifice, it is called phimosis.
In China, 29% of adult males have phimosis, and 9% have phimosis.
Some people believe that phimosis and phimosis do not hinder sexual activity or fertility, so they are not considered a genital disorder. In fact, this view is not scientific. Because, whether it is phimosis or phimosis, both have certain harms to the body.
(1) Hinders penis development and affects sexual harmony: Phimosis can affect the growth and development of the penis. During puberty, when the glans is tightly covered by the foreskin and lacks the necessary external stimulation, the development of the glans is significantly restricted, leading to a noticeably smaller circumference of the glans crown after sexual organs mature, which affects sexual pleasure. Adults with phimosis may