Pediatric phimosis looks like a narrow opening of the foreskin, the foreskin can not be flipped, can not flow out of the urethra, the head of the penis and the coronary groove.
Pediatric phimosis can generally be divided into two stages: physiological phimosis period and phimosis relaxation period.
1. Physiological phimosis (before the age of three): at this stage, there is a natural adhesive band between the foreskin and the head of the penis, and the opening of the foreskin is small wrapped around the head of the penis to form a natural narrow ring.
Children in the process of urination because of the small opening of the foreskin, there may be symptoms of swelling of the foreskin bulge, after the end of urination back to normal. This period for male children need to go through the process, do not need special treatment, but need to maintain the pediatric pubic area clean and dry.
2. circumcision loosening period (after three years of age): the foreskin adhesive band and narrow ring gradually relax and soften, the foreskin opening gradually increased so that the penis head is gradually exposed, this period parents should often help the child to turn up to clean and promote the glans to be exposed. This stage is easy because of the cleaning is not clean and lead to the formation of foreskin scale foreskin infection and edema.
Parents should ensure that children’s private parts are clean before the age of three, and often help children to turn up the foreskin and clean the head of the penis after the age of three.
If the boy after 16 years old, upturn still can not reveal the glans and the coronal groove or erectile penis head can not be exposed, should be timely to the urology department, choose the right time to perform circumcision.