Is the longer the better? An excessively long foreskin can easily lead to health risks, which will really make you suffer. However, there are differences between true and false foreskin, so is circumcision necessary?
Causes of Foreskin
The main cause of foreskin is usually due to the foreskin opening being too small or the foreskin being too thick.
The foreskin is connected to the mucous membrane at the top of the penis. Over time, the adhesions will loosen and the foreskin will gradually move back, exposing the glans penis. However, in some men, the foreskin did not separate naturally during infancy, or the foreskin had excessive fibrosis from past infection or inflammatory events. Some men are born with the problem of foreskin being too long, but it is also possible that the foreskin is too long in youth due to improper hygiene habits or excessive masturbation.
There are two types of foreskin: true foreskin and false foreskin.
True foreskin is too long:
The glans of the penis cannot be fully exposed after erection, which can seriously affect men's health.
Pseudophimosis:
Normally the glans cannot be fully exposed, but after the penis is erect, the glans can be fully exposed. You can continue to turn it over so that the glans slowly gets used to being exposed.
Health problems caused by excessive foreskin
1. Inflammation of the glans penis. An excessively long foreskin can easily accumulate bacteria, leading to an increased risk of infection in the glans penis, resulting in symptoms such as redness, swelling, pain, discharge, and odor.
2. Urinary tract infection: An excessively long foreskin will cause the exposed glans penis to be unable to be cleaned properly, and urine will remain under the foreskin, increasing the risk of urinary tract infection.
3. Difficulties in sexual life. Excessive foreskin will cause inconvenience during penis erection, and it is easy to have symptoms such as difficulty in erection and pain during sexual intercourse, which will seriously affect the pleasure during sexual life.
4. Itching or pain: When the foreskin is too long, it is more susceptible to irritation and pulling, causing itching or pain. In severe cases, it may even cause the foreskin to split and cause wounds.
Must I be circumcised?
Why do you need circumcision?
The foreskin, like other skin tissues, has many glandular secretions. If the foreskin is too long, smegma will easily accumulate and breed bacteria, causing inflammation and repeated infection, and eventually leading to balanitis. In addition, the length of the foreskin of each man is different. If the front end of the foreskin is too narrow or too tight, phimosis may occur. If the following situations occur, circumcision surgery will eventually be required.
In some cases surgery may be the most effective treatment for foreskin. If you have true foreskin and are not circumcised, what problems might arise?
1. Long-term redness, swelling and pain:
If the foreskin inflammation persists for a long time, it may easily lead to foreskin lesions (such as flat warts, condyloma acuminatum, sebaceous cysts, recurrent balanitis, seborrheic keratosis, fibrosclerosis of the glans foreskin and skin cancer, etc.), urinary system abnormalities and easily lead to urinary tract infection, recurrent balanitis, scrotal inflammation, and abnormalities such as pustules. At this time, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time and consider surgical treatment.
2. Developmental impairment in childhood:
The foreskin of infants and children is relatively thin. If the foreskin is too long for a long time, it is easy to form phimosis, penis swelling, etc., and even affect the urination and sexual organ development of little boys.
3. Affecting sexual life:
Excessive sexual activity will increase the risk of foreskin being too long. If the foreskin is not turned over normally, bacterial infection and insufficient lubrication will occur, which will lead to yellow liquid oozing out of the foreskin.
4. Phimosis & phimosis incarceration
Phimosis: The foreskin is too small/tight, so the glans penis cannot be exposed.
Phimosis: The foreskin is tightly bound to the coronal sulcus above the glans penis and cannot be repositioned in time.
When the foreskin is too tight or too long, it can cause the following problems:
- Dysuria: Dysuria may occur if the foreskin fails to separate from the glans penis and covers the urethra.
- If the foreskin is too tight, it will clamp around the base of the penis and glans when pulled back, causing severe pain and discomfort during erection.
- If the foreskin is too long or too tight, the glans penis cannot be thoroughly cleaned, and foreskin secretions, dead skin, and urine accumulate, which can easily lead to inflammation or bacterial infection.
What is circumcision?
Circumcision (male circumcision) is a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin covering the glans penis and is indicated for phimosis, prepuce hyperplasia, phimosis clamping and recurrent balanitis. After the surgery, the glans penis will no longer be covered by the foreskin.
Don’t know the specific process of the operation? Look here!
1. It must be performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia and usually takes about 30 minutes
2. Remove the foreskin of appropriate length
3. Use absorbable sutures to suture the wound
4. Gently wrap the penis with a dressing
5. If the condition is stable, the patient can be discharged home on the same day after surgery
Phimosis correction method
There are many ways to treat foreskin that is too long, including medication and surgery. Mild cases of prepuce hyperplasia can be treated with cleaning and topical ointments, which can help loosen the foreskin, relieve symptoms, and avoid the pain of surgery.
If it is just false foreskin, you can try "SSI Japan Natural Ring Male Phimosis Correction Ring", which is easy to wear, safe and reliable design. The longer you wear it, the faster the correction will be.
Why do you need circumcision?
The foreskin, like other skin tissues, has many glandular secretions. If the foreskin is too long, smegma will easily accumulate and breed bacteria, causing inflammation and repeated infection, and eventually leading to balanitis. In addition, the length of the foreskin of each man is different. If the front end of the foreskin is too narrow or too tight, phimosis may occur. If the following situations occur, circumcision surgery will eventually be required.
In some cases surgery may be the most effective treatment for foreskin. If you have true foreskin and are not circumcised, what problems might arise?
1. Long-term redness, swelling and pain:
If the foreskin inflammation persists for a long time, it may easily lead to foreskin lesions (such as flat warts, condyloma acuminatum, sebaceous cysts, recurrent balanitis, seborrheic keratosis, fibrosclerosis of the glans foreskin and skin cancer, etc.), urinary system abnormalities and easily lead to urinary tract infection, recurrent balanitis, scrotal inflammation, and abnormalities such as pustules. At this time, it is recommended to seek medical attention in time and consider surgical treatment.
2. Developmental impairment in childhood:
The foreskin of infants and children is relatively thin. If the foreskin is too long for a long time, it is easy to form phimosis, penis swelling, etc., and even affect the urination and sexual organ development of little boys.
3. Affecting sexual life:
Excessive sexual activity will increase the risk of foreskin being too long. If the foreskin is not turned over normally, bacterial infection and insufficient lubrication will occur, which will lead to yellow liquid oozing out of the foreskin.
4. Phimosis & phimosis incarceration
Phimosis: The foreskin is too small/tight, so the glans penis cannot be exposed.
Phimosis: The foreskin is tightly bound to the coronal sulcus above the glans penis and cannot be repositioned in time.
When the foreskin is too tight or too long, it can cause the following problems:
- Dysuria: Dysuria may occur if the foreskin fails to separate from the glans penis and covers the urethra.
- If the foreskin is too tight, it will clamp around the base of the penis and glans when pulled back, causing severe pain and discomfort during erection.
- If the foreskin is too long or too tight, the glans penis cannot be thoroughly cleaned, and foreskin secretions, dead skin, and urine accumulate, which can easily lead to inflammation or bacterial infection.
What is circumcision?
Circumcision (male circumcision) is a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin covering the glans penis and is indicated for phimosis, prepuce hyperplasia, phimosis clamping and recurrent balanitis. After the surgery, the glans penis will no longer be covered by the foreskin.
Don’t know the specific process of the operation? Look here!
1. It must be performed under local anesthesia or general anesthesia and usually takes about 30 minutes
2. Remove the foreskin of appropriate length
3. Use absorbable sutures to suture the wound
4. Gently wrap the penis with a dressing
5. If the condition is stable, the patient can be discharged home on the same day after surgery
Phimosis correction method
There are many ways to treat foreskin that is too long, including medication and surgery. Mild cases of prepuce hyperplasia can be treated with cleaning and topical ointments, which can help loosen the foreskin, relieve symptoms, and avoid the pain of surgery.
If it is just false foreskin, you can try "SSI Japan Natural Ring Male Phimosis Correction Ring", which is easy to wear, safe and reliable design. The longer you wear it, the faster the correction will be.
