Some newborn babies have too long foreskins, and mothers are very worried. So what causes babies to have too long foreskins? What should I do if my baby’s foreskin is too long? How to judge whether a baby's foreskin is too long? What are the dangers of having a baby with a long foreskin? I will introduce it to you in detail below.
Causes of excessive foreskin in infants
The foreskin has been traumatized or burned, causing inflammatory adhesion between the penis and the foreskin, making it impossible for the foreskin to turn over and expose the glans.
Men lack male hormones and lack the motivation for penis growth, resulting in excessive foreskin.
Acquired inflammation causes the penis and foreskin to adhere to each other, which may also cause the foreskin to become too long.
Insufficient elasticity of the foreskin, or the opening of the foreskin is too narrow, is also one of the factors causing the foreskin to be too long.
What should I do if my baby’s foreskin is too long?
Treatment of impacted phimosis: For impacted phimosis, you can try manual reduction. If it fails, you must undergo dorsal foreskin resection. Surgery for correction.
Dos and don’ts of circumcision: The most commonly used method for treating phimosis is circumcision. Patients with buried penis should avoid circumcision, and it is recommended to choose circumcision surgery.
How to judge whether the baby's foreskin is too long?
It breeds smegma and has a smell. The sebaceous glands of the foreskin secrete sebum. Because the foreskin cannot be turned upward if it is too long, the sebum accumulates in the gap between the inner surface of the foreskin and the penis. At the same time, urine will also enter this gap and react chemically with the sebum to form smegma and produce a strange odor.
The child is older and still wets the bed. If you are wondering why your child still wets the bed even though he is older, then you should consider whether the foreskin is too long. Excessive foreskin will develop into phimosis, which will prevent the glans from being exposed. Over time, adhesion will occur between the foreskin and the glans, affecting the child's urination.
It feels like blowing bubbles when peeing. Excessive foreskin or phimosis makes the child's urethral opening very narrow, making it impossible for a large amount of urine to come out from a small opening at once, resulting in a situation like blowing bubbles. If the foreskin is too long and the phimosis cannot be turned over hard, the tight foreskin mouth will easily be clamped on the penis, causing foreskin incarceration. If not treated in time, it will cause penile necrosis.
Dangers of excessive foreskin in infants
Hinder of penis development: In adolescence, the glans of the penis is tightly wrapped by the foreskin and does not receive due stimulation from the outside world, and the development of the glans of the penis is affected. It is very constrained, causing the circumference of the crown of the penis head to be significantly smaller after the sexual organs have matured, affecting sexual pleasure.
Causes inflammation of the penis: There are abundant sebaceous glands in the foreskin, which can secrete a large amount of sebum. If the foreskin is too long, the secretions of the sebaceous glands in the foreskin cannot be discharged. The sebum and urine sediments form cheese-like and smelly "smegma". Smegma is suitable for bacterial growth, so it can cause inflammation of the glans penis and foreskin.
Damage to kidney function: Due to inflammation of the penis, it can cause stricture of the urethra or anterior urethra, causing difficulty in urination. If you have difficulty urinating for a long time, the function of your kidneys will be damaged.
Causes premature ejaculation: Due to the long foreskin, the glans cannot make good contact with the outside world, so the local nerve sensitivity is quite high. Once you have sex, you will ejaculate within two times of friction. If this happens for a long time, you will Form habitual premature ejaculation.