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During the summer vacation, there may be a "strange" phenomenon in major hospitals, where many boys wear their mother's skirt and father's long T-shirt, and their walking posture is different from usual. Experienced people can immediately see that they have just had a circumcision.
With the development of society and the popularization of medical knowledge, parents have become more concerned about their children's reproductive health, and have realized the importance of circumcision for their children's penis development and the prevention of related diseases, and the demand for circumcision has also increased. Which children need circumcision? What should I do after the surgery? Recently, the reporter interviewed a urologist for professional interpretation.
"Circumcision is not necessary, it is usually only necessary when there are symptoms of infection." Xie Keji, director of the Department of Urology of Heyou Hospital, introduced. Conditions that require circumcision include phimosis, long foreskin, narrow foreskin opening, jamming, urinary tract abnormalities such as vesicoureteral reflux, and posterior urinary valve not urinating. "If left untreated, smegma can allow bacteria to multiply and grow, causing inflammation, redness, swelling and pain, and even affecting urination. In the long run, the risk of penile cancer in adulthood also increases. Shekki said.
Is there an age limit for circumcision? Xie Keji explained that the best age for surgery is around 5 years old, and the child can take the initiative to cooperate, and the recovery is relatively fast. "After surgery, you need to recuperate for about half a month, so it is a good time to have surgery in the summer."
At present, there are various ways of pediatric circumcision, the operation time of traditional manual excision and suture is about 30 minutes, and the faster circumcision, circumcision, circumcision and circumcision of the foreskin stapler can be completed in about 5 minutes. The doctor will make a suitable choice based on the patient's age, penile size and disease characteristics.
In terms of postoperative care, the doctor reminded that patients with traditional incision need dressings for wounds, so they should not touch the water, and other methods will not affect bathing. Parents should follow the doctor's instructions to change dressings or nursing, edema is normal at the beginning of the operation, encourage more water and urination, avoid holding urine or fear of urine, if there is a special discomfort in time to the urology outpatient clinic.
Text | Shi Chunju, a reporter from Foshan News and Media Center
Picture | Foshan News Media Center reporters Shi Chunju and Tu Haixing
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