How is smegma formed? Have you noticed it, men?

Many men have a lot of smegma. There are many reasons for this. Unclean sexual life is the most common reason. Another reason is that the foreskin is too long and cannot be cleaned in time. You must keep the area clean at ordinary times. If the foreskin is too long, you need surgery in time.

1. Causes of smegma formation

There are certain sebaceous glands under the skin where the inner surface of the penis foreskin and the glans penis meet. These glands continuously secrete some yellowish oily substances, which are mixed with some dirt and urine from the skin. Over time, the smegma accumulates and becomes thicker and thicker, and can become flakes or small pieces, and adheres tightly to the skin in this area. If you rarely take a bath or do not develop the habit of washing your lower body when taking a bath, this area will not be cleaned regularly, and the smegma will accumulate and become thicker, and adhere tightly to the skin. In fact, the way to avoid this situation is very simple, that is, to take a bath frequently. People in some areas where people cannot take a bath frequently should also develop the habit of washing their lower body. If these secretions and dirt are cleaned away frequently, smegma will not form, let alone some pieces or lumps of smegma.

When the foreskin is too long or the foreskin is too long, the secretions of the sebaceous glands in the foreskin cannot be discharged, and the smegma with a strong odor gradually forms. The smegma is suitable for the growth of bacteria, so it can cause inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin. Inflammation occurring at the urethral opening can cause the urethral opening to narrow after healing, resulting in difficulty in urination. Long-term stimulation of the glans penis by smegma may also cause penile cancer.

2. Treatment of smegma

1. Cleaning smegma: The only way to maintain health in daily life is to do local cleaning. The foreskin must be turned out for washing to avoid the occurrence of smegma and inflammation. Remember to turn it back after washing to avoid incarcerated phimosis. If urination is not smooth or there is some pain, you should go to the hospital for medical treatment in time.

2. Circumcision surgery

Cutting off an excessively long foreskin is currently the most effective method for treating smegma, so it is recommended that patients should go to a regular medical institution for circumcision surgery.

If the foreskin is too long, it is easy to harbor dirt. The sebum secreted by the foreskin cannot be discharged and forms a smelly white "smegma" with the sediment in the urine. Smegma will irritate the glans penis for a long time, especially the coronal groove, and easily cause balanitis and glansitis. You can remove the excess foreskin through circumcision surgery, so you don't have to worry about the accumulation of smegma in the future.

Suffering from prepuce and phimosis can cause chronic stimulation from urine and smegma, which can cause edema, congestion, erosion, repeated cross infection and even foreskin incarceration, leading to serious consequences such as necrosis of the foreskin and glans. At the same time, the bacteria can also be introduced into the female body through sexual intercourse. The only way to cure it is circumcision. Phimosis requires surgery, and long-term smegma can be treated with surgery.