Circumcision and phimosis are health problems that many male friends have encountered, and once they reach the age of love and marriage, they have to run to the hospital to deal with their own “embarrassment”, but many people do not distinguish the difference between circumcision and phimosis, and even think that circumcision is equivalent to phimosis, and that there is no difference between the two. In fact, circumcision and phimosis are not equivalent! The foreskin is like a banana skin, late to open to check the cause of the foreskin is located in the front of the male genitals, is wrinkled into a double layer of skin, thin and movable. Men in puberty before the development of the foreskin is often longer, the foreskin is often physiological, but with the development of the foreskin will shrink back. Chinese scholars have investigated 1,000 cases of normal adult men, the development of their external genitalia survey showed that: about 29.7% of those who have a long foreskin, and 8.5% of those who have a prepuce. To know the difference between phimosis and circumcision, let’s start with the concept of the two. In medical terms, phimosis is the condition in which the foreskin covers all of the head of the penis, but can be turned up to expose the urethra and the head of the penis. Newborns and infants may have adhesions between the foreskin and the head of the penis. Later in the first year, the adhesions are gradually absorbed and the penis is separated from the foreskin and gradually exposed, so pediatric phimosis is not abnormal. However, if the head of the penis still cannot be exposed naturally after puberty, it is regarded as “phimosis”. Foreskin refers to the narrow opening of the foreskin or the adhesion of the foreskin to the head of the penis, resulting in the foreskin can not be turned up, revealing only a small pinhole-sized hole or only show a little bit of the glans penis. At the same time, the phimosis can be divided into congenital phimosis and acquired phimosis, the former refers to the congenital developmental abnormality of the penis; the latter is due to inflammation or trauma caused by the narrowing of the opening of the foreskin, the head of the penis can not be fully exposed. The foreskin problem affects health, and it is crucial to find the right treatment period. According to relevant data, 80% of children have different degrees of foreskin problems, including phimosis and phimosis. Generally speaking, if the foreskin problem is physiological, it can basically improve naturally before the age of 10 years. However, if the foreskin is still not turned up after the age of 10, and if there are obvious signs of infection and poor urination, the optimal period for surgery is between the ages of 10 and 16. If there are no such signs, circumcision can be performed between the ages of 12 and marriage. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, circumcision has health benefits. Circumcision reduces a man’s chances of being infected with HIV from a sexual partner by 50 to 60 percent, reduces the chances of developing genital herpes and being infected with papillomavirus by 30 percent, and reduces the risk of urinary tract infections in children and penile cancer in adults. Foreskin problems may seem trivial, but they can have an impact on the health of men and their future partners. Men, don’t be shy when it comes to circumcision, go to the hospital and find the right treatment time and method.