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Treatment of phimosis surgery (circumcision)

Phimosis surgery (circumcision)


A phimosis is a disease in which there are difficulties in the exposure of the glans penis. It is not only difficult to carry out hygienic procedures and are painful (e.g. during erection), but also very dangerous for men's health. Some time later, with the progressive phimosis patients start problems with urination: due to narrowing hole foreskin, urine can not freely taken out. It comes out in a thin stream or drops.

Phimosis is also dangerous for its complications, among which is balanoposthitis, paraphimosis, and the increment of the foreskin to the glans penis. In such cases, patients are shown the operation of circumcision of the foreskin (circumcision).

In circumcision the foreskin of the penis excised. The foreskin is a fold of skin that covers the glans penis. It is formed by inner and outer surfaces (sheets of the foreskin). On the underside of the head is the frenulum of the penis, starting from the external opening of the urethra and having a longitudinal, narrow folds. The prepuce is called space, which is limited to the foreskin.


Indications for surgery and its implementation

What symptoms serve as the basis for the operation? First of all, this newevidence of the glans penis under the foreskin or difficulty of its outcrop. Danger is also frequent exacerbations balanopostita and scars formed on foreskin: scar tissue is less elastic, which creates the risk of fractures, breaks and bleeding during sexual activity. Also excision of the foreskin is performed for hygienic and religious reasons.

Before the surgery, the patients undergo examination and pass a General analysis of blood and urine. It is mandatory blood biochemistry, blood test for AIDS, syphilis, hepatitis (b and C) and coagulation.

During the operation the patient is under local anesthesia. General anesthesia is used less often. After marking the zones of resection of the foreskin is removed, narrowing the ring. The foreskin removed from the penis, and then stitch the skin edges. It is important to correctly map the region and aesthetically pleasing stitches, so the man had no scar after surgery. When the procedure of suturing and the formation of the frenulum of the penis is completed, the wound is treated with antiseptic agents and is applied on top of dry pressure bandage. The duration of the surgery, the circumcision, from 25 to 45 minutes.

The postoperative period

The postoperative period is characterized by some discomfort and pain in the place of circumcision, but additional analgesia is not routinely provided. Enough to make dressings in a day or two. It is important that the bandage is not polluted with urine, because of its contact with the wound can cause inflammation and the healing will be longer. Sutures are usually removed after a week and a half. A man can resume sexual activity two weeks after surgery for circumcision.

The operation of circumcision is an extremely simple on the technical side, so the risk of any complications (infection, bleeding, etc.). extremely small.

The only effect is to decrease sensitivity of the glans penis, but this is often a desirable effect, increasing the duration of intercourse and reducing the likelihood of premature ejaculation. Many men who have this problem normalize their sexual life thanks to circumcision.