Patient's question:
Doctor, hello. Child, prepuce phimosis, what age is suitable for surgery? My son is 3 years old this year. When he was 1.5 years old, I found that he had a little prepuce overgrowth. Later, when I went to the hospital, I learned that it was prepuce overgrowth.Doctor's answer:
Hello, due to excessive foreskin, the secretion of the inner foreskin cannot be cleaned in time, which allows bacteria to grow and multiply, leading to an increase in foreskin secretion, smegma, and odor. In severe cases, it can cause local inflammation, known as balanoposthitis. On the other hand, it can also transmit bacteria to the partner during sexual intercourse, causing conditions such as vulvitis, vaginitis, cervicitis, and endometritis in women. Therefore, from a modern medical perspective, circumcision is better than not having it done. It is recommended to visit the urology department of a hospital that has the necessary conditions for a circumcision.