What are the dangers of long foreskin in children?

Many parents find that their baby boys have foreskin that is too long when they are born. Although they know that long foreskin has some dangers, especially if it is not treated in time, the harm is even greater. However, many people are not clear about the specific dangers of foreskin protrusion. Let me introduce it to you in detail below. I hope my introduction will be helpful to you.

There are four aspects of the harm of foreskin being too long:

1. Excessive foreskin affects development

The most direct impact of excessive foreskin is the growth and development of the penis. During puberty, the glans penis is tightly covered by the foreskin and cannot receive the proper stimulation from the outside world, and the development of the glans penis may be greatly restricted.

2. Too long foreskin causes inflammation of the penis

The harm of excessive foreskin affects the entire penis because there are abundant sebaceous glands in the foreskin that can secrete a large amount of sebum. When phimosis or foreskin is too long, the secretions of the sebaceous glands in the foreskin cannot be discharged, and the sebum and sediment in the urine combine to form the cheese-like and smelly "smegma". Smegma is suitable for bacterial growth, so it can cause inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin. Bacteria can also cause urinary tract infection through the urethra. Inflammation occurring at the urethral opening may cause narrowing of the urethral opening after healing, resulting in difficulty in urination.

3. Foreskin is too long and damages kidney health

Inflammation of the penis may cause stenosis of the urethral opening or anterior urethra, resulting in difficulty in urination. If you have difficulty urinating for a long time, your kidney function will be damaged. This is also one of the most common hazards of foreskin.

4. Excessive foreskin may cause cancer

Modern scientific research shows that smegma is a carcinogen. According to surveys, 85%-95% of penile cancer patients have phimosis or excessive foreskin. Phimosis and excessive foreskin not only affect your own health, but also if you have sex with your wife, the smegma will be brought into the vagina, stimulating the uterus and inducing cervical cancer. Therefore, the harm of excessive foreskin cannot be ignored.

After reading the editor's introduction, I believe you are already very clear that long foreskin can cause great harm to children. Even after adulthood, this situation cannot be ignored. Therefore, when your child has this phenomenon, it is best to take the child to the hospital for surgical treatment within the appropriate time. Surgery can completely cure this phenomenon.