Is Phimosis Dangerous?

Phimosis is generally harmful.

Phimosis is usually caused by foreskin stenosis, resulting in foreskin difficult to turn up. Because phimosis causes foreskin unable to turn over, patients may be difficult to clean the foreskin wrapped parts, easy to lead to bacteria breeding, thereby increasing the risk of infection, causing urethritis, balanitis and other diseases. In addition, in some cases, phimosis may also occur foreskin incarceration, that is, foreskin card in the back of the glans, may lead to local blood circulation obstruction of the glans, there is glans edema, pain, etc., too long may also cause glans necrosis, so phimosis is generally harmful.