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Foreskin retracting in 2 year old
by mandyg3737, Jun 02, 2009 04:45AM
My not yet two year old son has managed to retract his foreskin. The head of his penis looked very red but it didn't seem to be causing him any pain. Indeed he was actually giggling quite a bit (typical man) I did put some cream on it (bepanthen - nappy rash stuff) as it was a bit on the smelly side. Now I have been reading all sorts of difficulties involved with early retraction and I am worried about what I should do. Should I now just leave it alone - I actually retracted it in the bath tonight to give it a clean but I am thinking that I should just be leaving it - although now that it has retracted should I be cleaning it?? This is a really difficult thing as my four year old's is no where near retracting and the doctor tried to retract it and then gave us cortizone cream to try and stretch it, so I was actually relieved that my younger son's retracted with no problem on his own. Now I am reading that I shouldn't be worried about my four year old at all and now I AM worried about the two year old. Please help.
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I would advise you not to retract the foreskin in a four year old child as premature retraction or forcible retraction can cause development of a fibrous scar and may cause phimosis in later life(difficulty in retracting the foreskin)
I hope it helps.Take care and regards.