White particles on the glans

There are white granular substances on the glans penis, which are generally smegma. For men with long foreskin, if they do not pay attention to the cleanliness of their private parts, it is easy to cause smegma. For such men, they should clean their private parts carefully, especially older men, as it is easy to induce some inflammation. Therefore, the best treatment method is circumcision.

White particles on the glans

Those white things should be smegma. In the future, turn back the foreskin and rinse the gap between the glans and the foreskin with clean water every day. Long-term accumulation of smegma can easily lead to balanitis.

What is the cause of increased smegma?

1. Increased smegma caused by excessive foreskin

Phimosis refers to the condition in which the glans is completely covered by the outer skin when the penis is flaccid after adulthood; when the penis is fully erect, the glans cannot be fully exposed. Because the foreskin cannot be turned up when it is too long, the sebum normally secreted by the foreskin cannot be eliminated, which eventually leads to a large amount of smegma accumulation. Phimosis not only causes an increase in smegma in men, but also leads to sexual dysfunction diseases such as impotence and premature ejaculation. In addition, it can also cause men to suffer from prostatitis, balanitis and other diseases. Therefore, phimosis needs to be treated as soon as possible.

2. Inflammatory stimulation

Inflammation and stimulation are also one of the reasons for the sudden increase of smegma. Inflammation of the glans or penis will stimulate the white skin to secrete more sebum, causing a large amount of sebum to accumulate and easily form smegma. If a male friend suddenly increases the amount of smegma, he must pay attention to whether there is inflammation in an organ of the reproductive system. Inflammation of the penis may be caused by infection with bacteria due to unclean sexual intercourse.

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 acceptable.

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.