Patient's question:
I am 24 years old. I have a very distressing problem. It is that I have phimosis. When erect, the foreskin still covers the penis and cannot fully expose the glans. I've heard that phimosis can easily lead to various inflammations. Could you please advise on what I should do in my situation? How is phimosis treated?Doctor's answer:
Disease Analysis:Penile prepuce redundancy refers to a condition where the skin of the penis covers the glans, preventing it from being fully exposed. It can be divided into true prepuce redundancy and false prepuce redundancy. True prepuce redundancy is when the glans cannot be fully exposed even when the penis is erect; [1] False prepuce redundancy is when the glans cannot be fully exposed at rest but can be fully exposed when the penis is erect. Phimosis refers to a condition where the prepuce completely covers the glans, and the glans cannot be exposed at any time.
Guidance:
Generally, circumcision should be performed around puberty and does not require general anesthesia. However, if a young boy develops recurrent inflammation or urinary tract infections due to phimosis or prepuce redundancy, surgical treatment to remove the prepuce should be performed as soon as possible. Should newborn male infants undergo circumcision surgery?