{"id":2044,"date":"2023-06-15T10:16:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T10:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/?page_id=2044"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T11:09:51","slug":"elementor-2044","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/index.php\/services\/elementor-2044\/","title":{"rendered":"Tight foreskin"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2044\" class=\"elementor elementor-2044\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efecb2f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efecb2f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96c809b\" data-id=\"96c809b\" 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https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_162318425_Preview-768x367.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9680fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9680fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Symptoms of Tight Foreskin<\/p><ul><li>Tight\/sore frenulum (banjo string)<\/li><li>Difficulty retracting the foreskin to clean the head of the penis<\/li><li>Difficulty bringing the foreskin back over the glans if it\u2019s pulled back<\/li><li>Painful foreskin when the penis is erect<\/li><li>Sore\/itchy\/red foreskin or glans penis<\/li><li>White discolouration of foreskin<\/li><li>Cracking\u00a0 or fissuring of foreskin which can bleed after sex<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Treatments for Tight Foreskin<\/p><ul><li>Steroid creams (Dermovate for short periods)<\/li><li>If above fails or pathological phimosis<\/li><li>Consider surgery (Frenuloplasty or circumcision)<span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frenuloplasty<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simple operation that can be performed under local or general anaesthetic<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A horizontal incision across the frenulum which is closed vertically<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risks of surgery:<span style=\"font-style: inherit; color: var(--ast-global-color-3); background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">Bleeding<\/span><\/p><ul><li>Infection<\/li><li>Altered sensation (rarely numbness or increased sensitivity)<\/li><li>Scar formation<\/li><li>Failure to resolve the tight foreskin requiring circumcision<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circumcision (removal of foreskin)<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can be performed under local or general anaesthetic.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Day case surgery which takes 30-45 minutes.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Abnormal foreskin is removed.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wound on the penis is closed with absorbable stitches.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7bf189 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a7bf189\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_119888798-1024x642.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2249\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_119888798-1024x642.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_119888798-300x188.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_119888798-768x482.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_119888798-1536x963.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/urologysussex.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/AdobeStock_119888798-2048x1284.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a8ca32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a8ca32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risks of surgery:<\/p><ul><li>Bleeding<\/li><li>Infection<\/li><li>Meatal stenosis (rarely the external urethral opening can become scarred)<\/li><li>Altered sensation<\/li><li>1% poor cosmesis requiring further revision surgery<\/li><li>Rarely urethral injury<\/li><li>Removing too much skin resulting in skin tightness during an erection<\/li><\/ul><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post circumcision care:<\/p><ul><li>Most men take 1 week off work after surgery<\/li><li>Can shower as normal but avoid soaking in the bath<\/li><li>After drying apply Vaseline to the head of the penis and wound unless given an antibiotic cream instead<\/li><li>Avoid sex for 4-6 weeks (until wounds healed)<\/li><li>Expect the penis to be swollen and bruised for at least a week<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tight foreskin\/Phimosis, requiring Circumcision Symptoms 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