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Having Phimosis. Non-surgical Treatment Options?

Posted on Tue, 19 Jun 2012

Question: i m suffering from phimosis.can i get rid of it without surgery

Answered by Dr. Rajiv goel (30 minutes later)

Hello.

Thanks for posting your query.

Stretching of foreskin can be tried manually. This shall be very painful. You can take help of Urologist for the same.

If you are able to pull back the skin, then you should start applying steroid cream under the guidance of Urologist. Studies have shown that by doing this, surgery can be avoided in 70% of patients although success is usually achieved in young children.

Hope, this answers your query. Please accept my answer in case you have no follow up queries.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Jyoti Patil

Follow up: Dr. Rajiv goel (13 hours later)

should i go for surgery?what type of surgery is performed?is it painful?

Answered by Dr. Rajiv goel (24 minutes later)

Hello.

Thanks for posting your query.

You need to have circumcision. It can be done under local anesthesia.

Surgery by itself is not painful. However, the sensitive glans gets exposed for the first time in life; hence most of the patients are not able to wear undergarments for few days and thus a recovery time of 5 days is usually required.

I hope, I have answered your query. Please accept my answer in case you have no follow up queries.

Wish you good health.

Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Jyoti Patil