When is the best time to treat children's foreskin?

Many parents have found that their babies have long foreskins when they are born. Most parents don’t care much about it. In fact, long foreskins are quite harmful. If not treated, it will cause many other diseases. But when is the best time to treat children? This is also a problem that troubles many parents. Let me introduce to you in detail the best time to treat children's foreskin!

Phimosis is a very common disease in life. Many men are familiar with it. However, male patients often choose to ignore treatment after suffering from phimosis. Not only are they afraid that the surgery is unsafe, but they are also afraid of being laughed at. So for infants and young children, when should phimosis be treated?

Generally, infants and young children suffering from phimosis must go to the hospital for examination first. If a baby is born with phimosis, the skin of the glans has not yet keratinized and is very delicate and easily injured. In particular, because the surface of the glans is rich in nerve endings, it will produce strong stimulation when it touches surrounding objects or is rubbed, which makes the baby feel uncomfortable. In this way, the foreskin is equivalent to putting a layer of clothes on the glans, which plays a protective role for the glans. If the protective effect of phimosis is overexerted, it will have adverse side effects.

Parents should not be anxious when infants and young children suffer from phimosis. They can take the patients to the hospital for examination. For children with phimosis aged four or five, surgery is generally not recommended for children under ten years old, because the children's penis has not developed normally at that time. Only after puberty, if the foreskin is still too long or phimosis, surgical treatment is required. However, if phimosis occurs before puberty and affects urination and adhesions have formed, surgery can be performed. However, if the foreskin is long, surgery is generally not recommended before puberty.

After reading the introduction above, I believe you have a deep understanding of when to treat your child's foreskin. If your child has this phenomenon, early treatment is the more correct choice. Don't keep delaying it. If you delay it frequently, it will cause problems with your child's genitals, which will not be worth the loss. Generally, you only need to go to the hospital for a small operation.