What is phimosis surgery?

Some male friends may have the problem of foreskin being too long. In fact, foreskin being too long can easily bring us many kinds of harm. Not only will it affect the urinary and reproductive systems of male friends, but it may also damage kidney function and may even cause cancer. Therefore, once male friends find that their foreskin is too long, they must resort to surgery to treat it.

Phimosis: After puberty, the glans penis of normal males is fully or mostly exposed. If the glans penis cannot be exposed, the foreskin still covers all or most of the glans penis, but the glans penis can be exposed by hand or after erection, which is called phimosis.

Phimosis surgery: refers to the surgery for phimosis. There are different surgical methods according to different situations. The most common ones are laser circumcision and photoionization circumcision.

Male prepuce is too long means that the foreskin still covers all or most of the glans penis, but the foreskin can be turned up manually or after erection to expose the glans penis. The foreskin is a component of the male external genitalia and has important physiological functions. However, too long foreskin not only hinders the development of the penis but also may affect sexual function and cause impotence, premature ejaculation, penile inflammation, male infertility, penile cancer and other serious hazards. It is necessary to perform corresponding surgery for too long foreskin in time.

Although circumcision is a minor operation, since hospitalization is not required, you need to take good care of yourself at home. If you are not careful, it is easy to cause infection and edema after circumcision. Mild edema within 3-4 days after the operation should be a normal phenomenon. It may be a body reaction caused by anesthesia and surgery. Generally, the swelling is pink at this time. However, if the swelling lasts for a long time, it is recommended to go to a medical institution for a review in time and receive treatment under the professional guidance of a doctor. Edema after circumcision should heal quickly.

In the above article, we introduced a symptom that male friends may experience, that is, foreskin is too long. We know that foreskin is too long will bring many harms to male friends, so we have to use surgery to deal with foreskin.