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Many men have foreskin that is too long, so it is necessary to clean the smegma in time. If it is not cleaned properly, the smegma that exists for a long time will repeatedly irritate the glans penis and cause balanitis. When cleaning the smegma, just turn over the foreskin and clean it with clean water.

1. How to clean smegma

1. Turn over the foreskin. Just turn it over from time to time and clean the foreskin coronal sulcus with clean water. The foreskin should not be turned over too frequently, because the foreskin skin is tender and too much friction will cause damage to the foreskin skin.

2. If the foreskin is too long and cannot be retracted after being forcibly turned up, it may cause foreskin incarceration. Because it may cause necrosis of the glans penis, you must go to the hospital for help immediately.

3. To clean the smegma, the foreskin must first be able to be turned up to the coronal sulcus. If the adhesion is severe and cannot be turned up, you need to go to the hospital to use a ball-tipped probe to separate it until the foreskin is completely turned up, exposing the glans and frenulum, removing the smegma or stones, and then rinse with saline.

4. When cleaning the smegma, do not use irritating detergents because the inner layer of the foreskin is thinner than the outer layer and is more sensitive to chemical detergents. Just rinse with water. Milder soaps and shower gels are also fine.

5. Patients who have already suffered from balanitis should turn the foreskin up when cleaning the penile foreskin. They can use 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution to wash it, and then apply antibiotic ointment.

2. What is smegma

Smegma is generally caused by excessive foreskin. For male friends with excessive foreskin, it depends on whether the glans penis can be frequently turned out for cleaning. If it can be done, wash it every day to clean the smegma deposited on the glans penis. If these dirty things accumulate between the foreskin and the glans penis for a long time, the glans penis will be irritated for a long time, and the probability of infection will be very high. Ultimately, due to the gradual atypical hyperplasia of the glans penis epithelium, it is indeed possible to induce penile cancer.

3. Prevention

1. Pay attention to personal hygiene and wash the foreskin frequently. Generally, it is enough to wash with clean water. It is best not to use detergent because it will irritate the foreskin.

2. If the foreskin is too long, it should be treated promptly and circumcision should be performed if necessary.

3. Try to choose loose and comfortable pure cotton underwear.

4. Under the long-term stimulation of smegma, the foreskin and glans may develop redness, swelling, itching and other symptoms. Once such symptoms occur, go to the urology department of the hospital for examination and treatment in time.