Which is the best medicine for phimosis?

Topical steroids (a cream, gel or ointment that contains corticosteroids) are sometimes prescribed to treat a tight foreskin. They can help soften the skin of the foreskin, making it easier to retract. Phimosis can cause pain, skin splitting, or a lack of sensation during sex.

What causes frenulum breve?

What is Frenulum Breve? Frenulum breve is due to the tight penile frenulum. This condition will cause pain, tears, bleeding, scarring and penile bending during sexual activities. The short frenulum can have repeated torn during sexual activity.

Does frenulum breve go away?

As this problem doesn’t improve on its own over time, it is recommended to seek an urologist to have the foreskin examined and decide if it is necessary to have surgery, known as frenuloplasty, where the frenulum is cut in order to release the skin and reduce tension during erection.

What are the two types of phimosis?

Phimosis is divided into two forms: physiologic and pathologic.

Can you stretch the frenulum when you have phimosis?

If the head of your penis bends down when you pull back your foreskin, you have frenulum breve. You can stretch the frenulum manually just like you do your foreskin. That is the best course of action if the frenulum is too short to permit your foreskin to retract.

How can you tell if you have a frenulum breve?

If your foreskin bunches up behind the head when you retract you most likely have a short frenulum (frenulum breve). Test it by pulling back on the foreskin. If the head of your penis bends down when you pull back your foreskin, you have frenulum breve. You can stretch the frenulum manually just like you do your foreskin.

What are the different levels of phimosis in the foreskin?

Level 0- Normal foreskin. No phimosis (Over 36 or 38 mm) This is where you want to be. At this stage, there is no tightness in your foreskin opening or ridged band and you can now move your foreskin back and forth over the glans and corona freely without the foreskin opening getting stuck anywhere.

How long does it take to get rid of phimosis?

Regarding phimosis, application of topical steroid cream for 4-6 weeks to the narrow part of the foreskin is relatively simple and less expensive than surgical treatments. It has replaced circumcision as the preferred treatment method for some physicians in the U.K. National Health Service. Loading… caco111881 over a year ago