What are the hazards of phimosis in children?

Generally speaking, the onset of foreskin adhesion in men is mostly in childhood. Since foreskin adhesion will have a great impact on the growth of children, when parents find that their children's foreskin is adhered, they should find out the harm it will cause and find a way to solve the problem as soon as possible. So, what are the harms of foreskin adhesion in children?

If the foreskin of a child is adhered and the glans cannot be exposed, it means that the child has phimosis. Phimosis can be very harmful to the boy's health and penis development. If parents find that their children still have phimosis after the age of 8, please pay attention to it and take the children to a professional hospital for circumcision as soon as possible.

1. Difficulty in urination: When the foreskin is severely too long, the foreskin opening is extremely narrow, even like a pinhole, causing difficulty in urination. In the long run, it may cause urine retrograde flow, resulting in functional disorders or infections in the urinary system, and the function of the kidneys will also be damaged.

2. Prone to inflammation: There are abundant sebaceous glands in the foreskin, which can secrete a large amount of sebum. If the foreskin is too long, the secretions of the sebaceous glands in the foreskin cannot be discharged. The sebum and the sediment in the urine synthesize the cheesy and smelly smegma. The smegma is suitable for bacterial growth and can cause inflammation of the foreskin and glans, and symptoms such as redness, swelling, itching and pain in the foreskin and glans.

3. Incarcerated phimosis: For boys with a small foreskin, the foreskin cannot be turned down after being turned up, and the foreskin opening gets stuck on the glans penis, which can easily lead to incarcerated phimosis. At this time, the glans penis may become edematous due to poor blood flow. In severe cases, it may cause necrosis of the glans penis, resulting in lifelong regret.

4. Impact on genital development: If the foreskin is too long and not treated in time, the glans penis will be locked by the foreskin for a long time, which will affect the development of the penis after puberty, causing the penis to be short and will also affect the future married life.

From the above, we can see that affected genital development, difficulty in urination, easy inflammation of the foreskin, incarcerated phimosis and glans necrosis are all possible physical harms that children may suffer from after suffering from foreskin adhesion. Therefore, when parents find that their children's foreskin is adhered, they should take the children to the doctor for treatment as soon as possible.