Excessive foreskin and phimosis are common problems among many men. In adult men, the foreskin opening is narrow, or the foreskin and glans penis are still adherent, and the foreskin cannot be turned up to expose the urethral opening or glans penis, which is medically called phimosis; if the foreskin can be turned up to expose the glans, the foreskin opening is small and the glans penis If there is no external urethral opening, it is called prepuce. So what are the dangers of foreskin? What should we do?

What are the dangers of having too long a man’s foreskin?

Hinders penis development and affects the harmony of sexual life

Phimosis will affect the growth and development of the penis. During adolescence, because the glans penis is tightly wrapped by the foreskin and does not receive due stimulation from the outside world, the development of the glans penis is greatly restricted, resulting in the crown of the glans penis after the sexual organs have matured. The circumference of the penis is obviously small, which affects sexual pleasure. Adults may have excessive foreskin or phimosis, which may affect their normal sexual life. Especially for men whose foreskin diameter is too small, the foreskin cannot be turned back up, and the foreskin becomes tightly stuck in the coronal sulcus, forming an incarceration. In severe cases, the glans will become edema due to poor blood flow, and even glans necrosis may occur.

Recurrent urinary tract infections

There are abundant sebaceous glands in the foreskin, which can secrete a large amount of sebum. When phimosis or foreskin is too long, the secretions of the sebaceous glands in the foreskin cannot be discharged, and the sebum and uric acid in the urine synthesize cheese-like and smelly "smegma". Smegma is suitable for bacterial growth, so it can cause inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin. Bacteria passing through the urethra can also cause urinary tract infections. Inflammation that occurs in the urethral opening can cause urethral opening narrowing after healing, causing difficulty in urination.

Excessive foreskin may cause cancer

Excessive foreskin and phimosis may induce penile cancer. Modern scientific research shows that smegma is a carcinogen. According to surveys, 85%-95% of penile cancer patients are due to phimosis or excessive foreskin. Phimosis and excessive foreskin not only affect your own health, but also cause repeated attacks of gynecological inflammation if you have sex with your wife.

What should I do if my foreskin is too long?

Men with phimosis and excessive foreskin should go to the hospital for surgical treatment as soon as possible. For non-inflamed foreskin, surgery is not necessary as long as the foreskin is turned up and cleaned frequently. If the foreskin is too long and has inflammation and cannot be operated on early, you should also keep the vulva clean, clean the penis once a day, do not turn over the foreskin with your hands, do not apply medicine randomly, and do not believe in any "recipes". You should go to the hospital in time and ask a doctor to treat the inflammation. Do the surgery after it disappears.

Precautions after circumcision

Circumcision is a common clinical operation in men's department of urology. It is a "minor operation" that does not require hospitalization or suture removal. You can go home immediately after the operation, but the quality of the postoperative treatment can directly affect the patient's health. Rehabilitation. Postoperative precautions include the following:

1. Patients should reduce activities after surgery to reduce local edema to facilitate incision healing;

2. In order to prevent penile erection, especially nocturnal erection, you can wear loose and enlarged underwear, cover yourself with a soft quilt, and take oral medications such as diethylstilbestrol and seropyrazole. Under normal circumstances, the drug has little effect, and the patient will weaken on his own after waking up from a painful erection. Just be careful to avoid strong sexual stimulation;

3. Oral or intravenous antibiotics to prevent infection;

4. Follow the doctor’s advice and go to the hospital or nearby clinic to change the gauze in 3-5 days;

5. Pay attention to wound disinfection when contaminating the wound within two weeks after surgery;

6. Sexual life can be started three or four weeks after surgery;

7. Once there is bleeding, you should return to the hospital as soon as possible for timely treatment.