How old do children have surgery for circumcision

For pediatric patients who are still circumcised beyond the age of three years, early surgical treatment with circumcision is recommended. Surgery should be performed no later than school age, especially for patients who are usually prone to recurrent infections, foreskin scale breeding irritating the glans, forming chronic glansitis or foreskin completely wrapping the glans and shrinking, affecting urination. Early surgical treatment is recommended because it has the following hazards: 1. affects the normal development of penis; 2. causes inflammation of foreskin and penis head due to accumulation of foreskin scale, which can often cause narrowing of the external urethra, and recurrent urinary tract infections can occur if the inflammation is serious, and even affects kidney function; 3. for repeated stimulation of foreskin scale, it is easy to induce penile cancer, especially circumcision in childhood, which is particularly important for After marriage, due to the stimulation of circumcision or chronic inflammation, it can cause painful intercourse, so it is recommended that patients should have early surgery.