The short glans can be caused by congenital developmental shortness, circumcision and glansitis, scarring of the glans, etc. Usually, medication and surgery can be taken to improve the situation.
1. Congenital short development: everyone’s physical development is somewhat different, some people congenital short glans, mainly manifested in the penile recurvature after erection, sexual intercourse pain, such a situation is mainly through surgical methods of treatment, the clinic can take tethered lengthening surgery to improve.
2. Foreskin glans: if the patient has foreskin glans, long-term stimulation by the inflammation of the impact of the foreskin’s elasticity will be reduced, at this time it will also cause the short glans. For this situation can be treated by using some antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly used drugs are erythromycin ointment, fusidic acid cream.
3. Tethered scarring: the foreskin will form a wound after trauma or surgery, and after the wound recovery may lead to the emergence of the glans tethered scarring, scarring is more serious will cause the glans tethered short, at this time, you can take the surgery to cut the scar, after the suture can generally improve the condition effectively.
Short glans can affect one’s quality of life, and most of them are caused by acquired inflammation, so it is very important to keep local hygiene to prevent infection and inflammation.