What is the difference between phimosis and foreskin?

The difference between phimosis and redundant prepuce is that the foreskin mouth of phimosis is narrow and cannot be turned over to reveal the glans, while the foreskin mouth of redundant prepuce is normal and can be turned over to reveal the glans.

The difference between phimosis and redundant prepuce mainly lies in the degree to which the foreskin covers the glans.

refers to the foreskin mouth being narrow, so that the foreskin cannot be turned over to reveal the glans. Phimosis is divided into congenital phimosis and acquired phimosis. Congenital phimosis refers to a slight adhesion on the inner surface of the newborn foreskin and glans, which hinders the foreskin from turning over to the coronal groove. This kind of phimosis is called physiological phimosis. Acquired phimosis is mostly secondary to glans foreskin inflammation, so that the foreskin mouth forms scar contracture. Phimosis can lead to dysuria, slow urine flow, urinary retention, but also may lead to complications such as balanitis, glans forestis.

Prepuce is too long refers to the foreskin covering the urethral orifice, but can turn up, exposing the urethral orifice and glans. Prepuce too long can make the secretion of sebaceous glands in the foreskin can not be discharged, sebum and urine sediment synthesis cheese-like odorous "foreskin

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