Uncircumsized Child

[sexylaty]

I have 2 young boys who I didnt circumsize when they were born.  One is 9 and one is 4.  The head has not come out of the skin yet.  What age does this happen at?  They have never had problems but the other day my 9yo said his hurt. I had him pull back and wash with soap and rinse.  He is ok now but that is when I noticed the head is still not being exposed even when he pulls as far back as he can.  

[VenusDrake]

My 3 year old had the same problem. The foreskin wouldn't retract and expose his penis head. We were told to go to a urologist and then told he would need surgery to correct this. The skin has to retract so smegma does not build up. The doctor said a build up of this substance can lead to penile cancer. For proper hygiene the skin must be able to retract. You might want to see your doctor and get an appointment with a pediatric urologist. He will inform you if this would need to be done. My son ended up forcefully pulling his foreskin back while in the tub. He yelled, it turned red and hurt for a day but the follow up with the doctor showed no further problems.

[Motona]

i recommend reading this pamphlet.  it clears up a lot of the stigma behind foreskin care.

http://www.nocirc.org/publish/pamphlet7.html

smegma is a natural occurrence, and does not lead to penile cancer!  it will be discharged naturally or can be easily wiped away once the foreskin begins to easily retract.

[Cat10]

The foreskin may not fully retract in some males until the end of puberty. In some boys this age is 20+ years. If it still does not retract after the end of puberty, then steroid creams can be prescribed.
Also soap on the glans can be very irritating. Very mild soap is recommended.

[rmprdl1964]

Hi,

Please do your boys a favor and leave their penises alone.

Your younger son might have to grow some more for the foreskin to separate.
Even some boys in their puberty still have some adhesions between the glans and foreskin. Most of that will come loose either through masterbation (masturbation) or sexual contact as they become adults and are married hopefully.

Too many doctors seem to think that circumcision cures all, this is not the case.

I don't think that you nine year old would be to thrilled to have a circumcision at his age. It will ost likely be traumatic and even pose questions from his peers. Leave their penises alone unless you notice some definite problems.

Also in the case of the 9 year old, the seperation of the foreskin might cause some discomfort. This could be the case when your son retracts the foreskin more than where the skin is still attached to the glans. It is very likely that this will cause some discomfort. The discomfort is very short lived.

God bless,

Ron

[uncirc]

I have a 12 y/o and  10 y/o son.  Both not circumcised.  The foreskin of my 10 y/o can be pushed back so that the entire head (glans) is completely exposed.  His foreskin will stay back but my doctor sugggested that I pull the foreskin foreward over the glans after cleaning.  (He gets fidgety when I touch his glans and foreskin).  My 12 y/o, hoiwever, has a much longer and tighter foreskin extending well beyond the tip of the glans.  It was suggested that I have his foreskin circumcised.  My doctor recommended a dilation procedure of his foreskin.  He started with two injections of a nerve block into my son's penis.  After his penis and foreskin were numb the doctor inserted a probe into the tip of his foreskin, slid it back about 1 1/2 inch under the foreskin, and worked the probe all the way around the glans to loosen the foreskin.  He then inserted a hemostat under my son's foreskin and then opened the hemostat stretching his foreskin.  He pulled the hemostat out so that the foreskin was stretched the entire length.  He performed this procedure several times until the foreskin was stretched sufficiently to slid back behind the glans.  The doctor instructed me to retract my son's foreskin twice daily so that the foreskin does not form adhesions to the glans.  My son won't pull his foreskin all the way back so I have to do it for him.  He doesn't like me doing it but he know that it would be more painful to have his foreskin circumcised.