What Should I Do If My Penis Is Swollen After Undergoing Circumcision?
The symptoms of long foreskin refer to the foreskin covering the urethral orifice but able to be turned up to expose the urethral orifice and the glans penis. For children with long foreskin, it is important to maintain local cleanliness and hygiene by regularly cleaning the foreskin deposits to prevent inflammation of the glans penis. Frequent irritation of the glans penis by inflammation can cause the foreskin orifice to narrow and adhere to the glans penis, resulting in acquired phimosis. Surgical intervention is generally not required for long foreskin unless it is accompanied by phimosis.
The symptoms of phimosis refer to a narrow foreskin orifice that prevents the foreskin from being turned inside out to expose the glans penis. There are two types: congenital and acquired. Congenital phimosis refers to the adhesion between the foreskin and the glans penis at birth, which gradually resolves over several months as the foreskin separates from the glans penis. For most boys, the separation of the foreskin and the glans penis can persist into adolescence, and with the development and erection of the penis, the foreskin can retract and expose the glans penis.
To determine whether a child has long foreskin or phimosis, parents can simply turn the foreskin. If it can be turned inside out to expose the urethral orifice and the glans penis, it is considered long foreskin. If the foreskin cannot be turned inside out to expose the glans penis, it is phimosis. Long foreskin refers to the condition where the foreskin covers the glans penis, preventing it from being fully exposed, even after adulthood. This can be further classified into true and false long foreskin. True long foreskin refers to the inability to fully expose the glans penis even after erection, while false long foreskin refers to the inability to fully expose the glans penis at rest but the ability to do so after erection. Phimosis, on the other hand, refers to the complete covering of the glans penis by the foreskin, preventing its exposure at any time.
Choosing the optimal time for circumcision surgery is crucial as long foreskin or phimosis can hinder genital development, leading to underdeveloped and smaller genitals. Therefore, it is generally recommended to perform the surgery around puberty. Among the four seasons, spring and autumn are considered suitable times for circumcision, with autumn being preferred due to its dry weather, which reduces the risk of postoperative inflammation.
