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Preputioplasty or prepuce plasty, also known as limited dorsal slit with transverse closure, is a plastic surgical operation on the prepuce or foreskin of the penis, [1] to widen a narrow non-retractile foreskin which cannot comfortably be drawn back off the head of the penis in erection because of a constriction which has not expanded after adolescence.
Physiologic phimosis, common in males 10 years of age and younger, is normal, and does not require intervention. [26] [35] [27] Non-retractile foreskin usually becomes retractable during the course of puberty. [27] If phimosis in older boys or adult males is not causing acute and severe problems, nonsurgical measures may be effective.
Dorsal slit is now rare in Western countries as a treatment for phimosis. Standard guidelines suggest conservative approaches first and, should those fail, either circumcision or preputioplasty to both retain the foreskin and relieve the phimosis.
Initial treatment in adults often involves simply pulling back the foreskin and cleaning the penis. [1] However, some topical antibiotic and fungal ointments may be used for treatment for mild cases. Depending upon severity, hydrocortisone and other steroidal creams may be used upon consultation.
A cream with 0.05% betamethasone appears effective in treating phimosis in boys, [12] and often averts the need for circumcision. [13] [14] [15] Longer-term research is needed on this treatment method. [12] This approach has replaced circumcision as the preferred treatment method for some physicians in the British National Health Service. [16] [17]
Genital modifications are forms of body modifications applied to the human sexual organs. [1] When there's cutting involved, genital cutting or surgery can be used. [1] The term genital enhancement seem to be generally used for genital modifications that modify the external aspect, the way the patient wants it. [1]
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The diagnosis of severe frenulum breve is almost always confused with that of phimosis and a generally tight foreskin, since the symptom is difficulty retracting the foreskin. Most men with phimosis also have frenulum breve to a certain extent. [5] A milder frenulum breve may go unrecognized, since foreskin may retract over the glans variably.