1.Is there any effect on the health of overcircumcised foreskin?
The long foreskin of men may increase the chance of urinary tract infections in small children, and may also cause local infection and inflammation of the foreskin and glans. Therefore, a long foreskin may have some health effects and it is worth paying attention to. In addition, good local cleaning is an important key to prevent foreskin disease, when the foreskin is too long, remember to turn the foreskin over every day to clean.
2, if you want to be circumcised, when is the best time to receive surgery?
Generally speaking, circumcision should be performed around puberty, without the need for general anesthesia. However, if a young boy has recurrent inflammation or even urinary tract infection due to circumcision or overcircumcision, he should be circumcised with early surgery. The newborn baby boy should receive circumcision surgery, because more controversial should be carefully considered, should not be rashly decided.
3, should all men be circumcised?
Not all men should be circumcised. There are some regions or races where all men are circumcised for some reason, such as religion or rite of passage, but from a purely medical point of view, there are several reasons for circumcision: adult circumcision, where the penis cannot reveal the glans when erect.
Ingrown prepuce, which is a urological emergency.
A condition in which the foreskin is too long, resulting in poor hygiene and cleanliness of the area.
Recurring infections and even adhesions between the foreskin and the glans are caused by overcircumcision.
The opening of the foreskin is too small, resulting in a small urine flow.
4.What should I pay attention to before and after circumcision?
When circumcision is performed, the physician will give appropriate anesthesia depending on the patient’s condition. After the anesthesia wears off, the wound will be slightly painful and swollen. Before the wound heals, you should follow the physician’s instructions and return to the clinic regularly for follow-up examinations. In addition, the wound should be kept clean and dry after surgery. Please be careful not to wet the gauze when urinating, and if the gauze is soaked with urine, remove the gauze first and then return to the clinic for a medication change.
After surgery, except for children under general anesthesia who need to be hospitalized for a short period of time for safety reasons, patients in general can still perform their daily tasks and do not need to be hospitalized. Adolescent and adult patients may experience swelling and bleeding due to penile erection after the surgery. If the bleeding is slight, only local cold compresses and pressure are needed to stop the bleeding, but if the bleeding is severe, patients should return to the hospital immediately. The patient can resume sexual life only one month after the surgery.