Definition of prepuce and foreskin: foreskin completely covers the glans and urethral orifice and cannot be turned up to the coronal groove of the penis is called prepuce; in a soft state, foreskin covers all the glans and urethral orifice, but can be turned up to reveal the glans is called prepuce.
The hazards of long foreskin and circumcision.
1, prepuce affects penis development, especially in infants and young children, often leading to penis short.
2, because the foreskin wrapped the glans for a long time, the humidity in the foreskin, high temperature, pathogenic bacteria are prone to growth and reproduction and inflammation, can cause prepuce, glansitis, urethritis, condyloma acuminata, gonorrhea, and even urethral stenosis.
3, increase the incidence of penile cancer, the long-term chronic stimulation of foreskin scale is easy to induce penile cancer, according to survey statistics. According to the survey statistics, most people with circumcision and prepuce suffer from penile cancer.
4.Increase the possibility of infection and recurrence of various STDs after treatment.
5.Easy to cause masturbation, impotence and premature ejaculation, which affects the quality of sexual life and may lead to infertility in serious cases.
6, easy to cause female gynecological diseases after marriage, such as vaginitis, cervicitis, cervical erosion, cervical cancer, etc.
7, the foreskin mouth narrow, forcibly turn up the foreskin easily cause foreskin embedded, which leads to penile edema and even glans necrosis.
The timing of the treatment of circumcision: because the prepuce of children under 3 years old mostly disappears on its own with age; the vast majority of children can be removed surgically as long as the foreskin is repeatedly retracted upward to expand the foreskin mouth, such as to reveal the glans. However, if the foreskin is not turned over successfully, circumcision should be performed before the age of 12; adults suffering from circumcision combined with recurrent glansitis of the foreskin should be operated as soon as possible after the inflammation subsides.
Pre-circumcision precautions.
1. If you have inflammation, you need to control the infection first and operate after the inflammation has completely subsided.
2, the day before the surgery shower, wash the vulva, penis and foreskin with soap, as far as possible to wash away the foreskin scale.
3.Pick the pubic hair before the operation to prevent infection and influence the operation.
4, for circumcision, use a syringe to aspirate iodophor disinfectant to puncture the foreskin cavity and rinse.
5, diabetic patients need drugs to control blood sugar before surgery.
Post-circumcision precautions.
1, avoid strenuous activities for 1 month after surgery.
2. a short course of oral antibiotics to prevent infection
3, adults take estrogen for 3 to 5 days after surgery to reduce penile erection. For the first 3 days after surgery, sedation may be given as appropriate to prevent penile erection, which produces pain and secondary bleeding. If urine soaks the gauze used to dress the wound, it should be replaced promptly. If the postoperative edema is serious, 30% of magnesium sulfate solution can be used to wet compress local, 1 to 2 times a day.
4, two weeks after surgery, the sutures can be removed.