What to do if your baby has phimosis

Phimosis is a normal phenomenon in babies, and the probability of this happening to babies is relatively high, so many parents have similar questions. Although phimosis in babies is very common and in many cases does not affect their normal life, and it is very normal for babies to have phimosis when they are very young, in some cases it is a disease. So, what should I do if my baby has phimosis?

In fact, phimosis has basically no effect on the baby when he is young, but this disease can affect the baby's life. Therefore, after discovering that the baby has phimosis, you should take the baby to the hospital for examination and treatment immediately. Only in this way can the disease be nipped in the bud. So, let’s talk about how to deal with baby phimosis.

For newborn boys, there is a slight adhesion between the foreskin and the head of the reproductive organ, which is a normal phenomenon. However, if the child still has symptoms of phimosis at a certain stage of development, it needs to be taken seriously. For congenital phimosis in infants and young children, parents can provide cleaning and care at home: first, repeatedly turn up the foreskin to widen the foreskin opening. This process should be gentle, and each time should be done in moderation to avoid causing pain to the child.

Children with phimosis have difficulty in urinating. A large amount of urine scale accumulates in the foreskin, which irritates the foreskin and causes inflammation, adhesion, and further aggravates the stenosis of the urethral opening. When urinating, a bubble bulges in front of the glans, and urine cannot be discharged in a line, but only drips. Therefore, children often cry and make a fuss, which is very painful. Long-term urination difficulties can also cause retrograde infection of the kidneys and bladder. Irritation of the foreskin and urine scale often causes inflammation of the urethra. Long-term irritation can also lead to penile cancer. Therefore, parents should take their children to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time when they find that their children have phimosis. When the glans penis is exposed, clean the smegma and then restore the foreskin, otherwise it will cause phimosis. Circumcision can be performed after the child reaches puberty, which is around 10 years old. Phimosis surgery in children should be strictly controlled and minimized. Only those who meet the following conditions can be considered for surgery:

1. Pathological phimosis with a fibrous narrow ring at the foreskin opening;

2. Those with recurrent balanoposthitis;

3. If the foreskin opening is severely narrow after school age and the foreskin cannot be retracted to expose the glans penis, and conservative treatment is ineffective, children can undergo phimosis surgery.

Through the detailed introduction in the above article, most parents should have understood the solution to baby phimosis. In fact, there are many ways to treat baby phimosis in reality, but we cannot treat it blindly. Our treatment must be based on a full understanding of the pathology of the baby's phimosis. Only in this way can we solve the baby's phimosis problem most thoroughly.