How many days does it take to recover from phimosis surgery in children?

It is a common condition for children to have phimosis. Generally speaking, if a newborn baby has phimosis, most of them are physiological phimosis. Generally, as the baby grows, this physiological phimosis will gradually disappear. If the baby still has phimosis after 3 years old, it is usually not physiological phimosis and surgical treatment is required. How many days does it take for children to recover from phimosis surgery?

What to do if a child has phimosis

1. When there is no adhesion, surgical treatment after local anesthesia can be used to expand the foreskin opening artificially or by inflation. The use of tracheal dilatation treatment can save the vast majority of children with phimosis from the pain of surgical treatment. Before the dilation operation, anesthetic is dripped into the outer opening of the foreskin. After 2 to 3 minutes, a disposable balloon catheter is used to separate the adhesion between the foreskin and the glans penis. The foreskin is then turned up, the smegma is removed, a small amount of ointment is applied, and finally the foreskin is restored to its original position to cover the glans penis. The whole operation only takes a dozen minutes. There is only a slight feeling of distension when the balloon is inflated and slight discomfort when separating adhesions. A check-up and medication application will be done once two days after the operation. After that, as long as the local area is kept clean and regular cleaning is done, re-adhesion can be prevented. Balloon catheter dilatation is a non-invasive treatment that does not cause bleeding and is minimally painful. Children generally cooperate and accept it.

2. Circumcision should be performed when adhesions occur, especially when they are severe. If adhesion occurs, the glans will have uneven shape and varying shades of pigment after resection, affecting the appearance.

How many days does it take to recover from phimosis surgery in children?

The boy needs to undergo circumcision because his foreskin is too tight or too long. This operation is not complicated. Usually after the operation, the child wakes up from anesthesia and can go home after being observed in the hospital for 1 to 2 days. After returning home, the child's penis may still be a little swollen. Parents can use antibiotic suppositories to help reduce the swelling, but be sure to use the dosage according to the doctor's instructions. In addition, giving your child a warm sitz bath every day can also help reduce swelling, and applying a thin layer of wound-healing cream on your baby's underwear. Complete bed rest is sufficient only on the day of surgery. Within a week, the child was able to ride his bike and return to kindergarten activities.

What to do if the foreskin is too long

1. If the patient has pseudo-foreskin, the glans penis can be exposed normally after erection, and the foreskin will not cause any pressure, pain or discomfort to the penis, so surgery is not required. You should practice regularly, flipping back the foreskin to expose the glans, and repeating these two actions of flipping back and exposing the glans. Generally, you will be completely used to it in about two weeks.

2. If the foreskin is too long, the glans cannot be exposed normally after erection. When the foreskin is turned back, the penis will be compressed, causing pain and discomfort to the glans. Or if premature ejaculation is caused by excessive foreskin, accompanied by balanitis, or even gynecological inflammation after intercourse, women should go to a regular large hospital for circumcision as soon as possible. So as not to delay the disease and cause it to worsen.