Post Date December, 03 2023
With the increasing awareness of public health, more and more people are consulting about foreskin issues, and even some parents bring their children early to request circumcision surgery. What is the purpose of this thin layer of skin, and in what circumstances should surgery be performed?
Phimosis is the skin of the penis that folds into a double layer at the head of the penis. It is not a burden on the body and has been proven to have important physiological effects.
1. Protection function: Just like the eyelids protect the eyes, the foreskin can protect the glans penis, keeping it soft, moist, and sensitive. At the same time, it can also maintain a certain temperature, adjust pH balance, and have a certain cleaning effect.
2. Immune function: The glands of the foreskin and the plasma cell of the foreskin mucosa can secrete some anti bacterial and viral ingredients, such as lysozyme, Langerhans cells, immunoglobulin, etc., to prevent infection.
Many people have a longer foreskin during infancy and cannot expose the glans and urethral opening, which is called "physiological phimosis". As puberty develops, the penis grows and lengthens, and the foreskin naturally retracts, exposing the glans penis and urethral opening. Therefore, most children do not need to rush to undergo circumcision surgery. If, in adulthood, the foreskin opening is still narrow, or the foreskin adheres to the glans penis, or the foreskin cannot be turned up to expose the urethral opening or glans penis, it can be diagnosed as "phimosis". Although the foreskin can be turned up to expose the glans, the foreskin opening is very small and covers the external opening of the urethra, which is called "foreskin too long".
Generally speaking, phimosis requires surgical treatment, and excessive foreskin may vary depending on the situation. If the balanitis is caused by frequent breeding of bacteria, or the secretion and sediment accumulate seriously to form smegma, it is necessary to actively seek medical advice, and if necessary, surgical treatment should be carried out to avoid long-term chronic inflammation and smegma stimulation, which may lead to serious lesions. For married men, having a long foreskin may also lead to candida infection in their partner, causing gynecological diseases such as vaginitis and cervicitis. This situation should also be treated as soon as possible.
