The question of whether circumcision should be performed is one that has caused many men and parents of boys to struggle with. If you type in the word “circumcision” on Baidu, you can find 385,000,000 results, mostly pointing to questions such as “how big is the risk of surgery” and “how to choose the right time for surgery”. Most of them point to questions such as “what are the risks of surgery” and “how to choose the right time for surgery”.
The hospital heard many ludicrous stories of circumcision: parents flipped the foreskin of their three- or four-month-old circumcised baby, causing the child’s foreskin to break and become red and swollen; a young man sought help from the “evil school” for circumcision, resulting in localized penile necrosis; an 18-year-old boy saved up his New Year’s Eve money for surgery to celebrate his bar mitzvah, and a pregnant woman forced The “father-to-be” cut circumcision, both to prevent disease and to prevent maternity “cheating” ……
The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who have been in the business for a long time, and they’ve been in the business for a long time.
This is the first time I’ve ever seen this.
“Foreskin is very common in baby boys, if you look closely, the majority of them belong to the circumcision, can be divided into physiological and pathological two.” A child with a long foreskin has a foreskin that covers the urethra, but can be turned up to reveal the urethra and the head of the penis. In contrast, the foreskin of a circumcised baby cannot be turned up and the foreskin opening is very small. Some babies become circumcised because the foreskin is not cleaned in time and the foreskin adheres to the glans after inflammation has occurred.
Generally speaking, physiological prepuce is “relatively too long”. In infancy, the male foreskin is generally long, but with the growth and development, part of the narrow foreskin mouth can be expanded, the foreskin can be turned up, especially after entering the youth development period, the penis grows, the foreskin retracts, the glans will be exposed. Therefore, usually just pay attention to keep the foreskin cavity clean to avoid infection caused by the accumulation of foreskin scale, usually do not need surgery to remove the foreskin. If the glans is still completely wrapped in the foreskin and cannot be turned out when you enter puberty, constituting a pathological prepuce, especially if there are repeated infections, then surgery can be considered.
Infants:
Surgery has risks Three conditions need to be met
Compared to adult surgery, infant circumcision is not a small risk. First, babies need to be put under general anesthesia, which requires a high level of anesthesia in the hospital. Second, it is easy to make a mistake if the pediatric surgeon’s skills are not up to par when operating on the tiny genitals.
If an infant is to be circumcised, three conditions should be met: first, the child has recurrent inflammation, always urinating frequently, and the foreskin is red and swollen; second, the foreskin scale is severe; and third, it affects urination. Parents can observe whether the circumcised baby “boo-boo” the following situation: the foreskin of the head of the penis first bulge a small bag, stop a few seconds before a line of urine sprayed out. After urinating, a small amount of urine drips down again after a few seconds of pause. “The slow urination, in two parts, indicates that urine is left in the foreskin cavity.” This is more likely to harbor dirt and repeatedly cause inflammation.
Compared to circumcision, ligation is more suitable for infants. “This procedure is a 24-hour in-and-out procedure, and you can be discharged in the afternoon after doing it in the morning.” Liu Juncheng said that post-operative bleeding, slipping of the loop or painful pulling of the glans tether may occur after ligation, and should be followed up the day after surgery and three weeks afterwards, and seen at any time in case of abnormalities.
Adults:
Laser circumcision is likely to cause necrosis of the “root of life”
Many circumcised men are afraid of delaying the treatment for a long time to affect their sexual function and their health, and are more likely to turn to the so-called “painless and bloodless” and other “off the wall” type of treatment.
As a result of circumcision, Mr. Xu, 25, often has urinary tract infections. In the “painless, bloodless treatment of circumcision” advertising temptation, he went to a hospital in Shenzhen to undergo laser circumcision surgery. The company has been diagnosed with local necrosis after the surgery.
“We have received many cases of local necrosis of the penile corpus cavernosum as a result of laser circumcision.” In recent years, laser and infrared circumcision surgery has been advertised a lot, which has moved many patients who are afraid of pain. However, patients are not aware that lasers and infrared rays can also cause damage to the skin, and the healing time of this electrothermal injury is longer than that of a knife cut, which can lead to ischemic necrosis of the penis if the operation is faulty and the cavernous vessels are injured.
It is advisable to rest fully in bed after surgery
For adult circumcision or prepuce, it is necessary to deal with it, and the key lies in the choice of the timing of surgery. “Overcircumcision or prepuce may lead to frequent inflammation and increase the chance of developing penile cancer. After marriage, as the glans is protected by the foreskin for a long time, it is very sensitive to stimulation and may trigger premature ejaculation. In addition, it makes the partner have a higher chance of vaginitis and cervical cancer.” Especially after puberty, the glans appears to grow for the second time, but because it is tightly wrapped by the foreskin, its development is greatly restricted, resulting in a small glans, which affects self-confidence and sexual pleasure.
There are no strict requirements for adults to undergo circumcision in terms of specific time selection, and it can be done anytime. However, it is necessary to recuperate for two to three weeks after surgery, and it is best to be able to rest fully in bed for a few days after surgery, avoid sexual stimulation during the recovery period, and it is recommended to resume sexual life after eight weeks after surgery.
In addition to the traditional circumcision, adults can also take the “commercial ring” ligation. This method does not bleed, but requires local anesthesia and may cause painful edema in the penis because the ring is tied too tightly.
Don’t force the foreskin to flip when cleaning
The following points should be noted in the daily life of the circumcised or circumcised person.
1, circumcised people should flip the foreskin every day when showering, so that the glans is exposed, clean the foreskin scale, and then flip back the foreskin after the local dryness.
2, infant circumcision, parents should insist on pushing the foreskin up every day, it is advisable to push up gently and gradually, do not turn over at once with force to the end, it is best to shower, tub bath should be cleaned anus first before cleaning the urethra to avoid infection.
3, baby boys should not wear crotch pants, so that the genitals exposed. If you wear diapers, you should change them regularly. Adult men should pay attention to clean genitals before and after sex.
4. If the foreskin is broken and swollen when it is turned over, erythromycin eye ointment can be applied to the broken area. Infants and children with inflammation should not use potassium permanganate solution sitz bath, so as not to deploy difficult to grasp the concentration, making the child scrotal skin and even urethral orifice corroded. Even when adults use potassium permanganate solution for local cleaning, they should pay attention to the concentration and avoid too high concentration to avoid local burns.