The predominant number of male toddlers shows the forehead synechia. This disease is a kind of spikes of the head of the penis with an extreme flesh. Such a splice prevents the head from being exposed. Normally, by the onset of sexually mature age, the synechia disappears on its own. This phenomenon is not a disease, therefore, experts often view it as a kind of protective mechanism that reduces the likelihood of infection and inflammation on the penis and the prepuce sack in the child.
According to statistics, complete release of the head occurs in 30% of boys by the age of 5, and by the age of 12, more than 95% of children have had the opening.
In many children, by about 3 years, all spikes are independently separated, which is not the last role played by sudden erections, in which the sexual and sebaceous glands secrete specific enzymes. It is these enzymes that contribute to the disappearance of adhesions. The presence of adhesions before the age of 7 is not a pathology. Although some boys have synechiaes until puberty( about 17 years) or they appear due to negative factors. It is these cases that are considered pathological and require medical intervention.
Why spikes of
may appear. It has already been reported that the synechia of the foreskin is not a pathology and often passes on its own. Such spikes are also called physiological phimosis.
Spikes in boys can appear for many reasons:
- Various infectious processes in the genitourinary tract - when pathogenic microorganisms penetrate into the genito-urinary organs, an inflammatory process may occur, which will result in the fusion of the penis head with the foreskin;
- Allergic manifestations - sometimes allergic reactions are manifested by eruptions and sores on the penis, which become inflamed and lead to the formation of adhesions;
- Complications in the period of intrauterine development - often infections fall into the body of the child even during pregnancy, as a result of boys, the sinuses of the foreskin acquire a multiple character, and the body can not get rid of them independently.
Sometimes clusters of smogma under the foreskin, resulting from adhesions, provoke the development of inflammatory processes leading to various complications. They cause the appearance of discharge, puffiness, painful urination, reddening of the head and foreskin, balanoposthitis.
It is very dangerous to force the separation of adhesions. This can lead to scarring, which, in turn, provokes traumatic phimosis. Therefore, one can not forcefully separate the synechia. If only the boy has no symptoms like difficulty or pain when urinating, swelling of the genital organ or hyperemia of the head and flesh. In this situation, you need to immediately contact a specialist.
As the disease of
is manifest. It is not always that the synechia causes any discomfort, sometimes the pathology can be completely asymptomatic. In each case, the degree of fusion is different, sometimes the synechia can be located almost on the coronary sulcus or near the urethra. Although more often the disease is accompanied by characteristic symptoms:
- Hyperemia of the head;
- Sensation of intolerable itching;
- Sores caused by combing the genitals;
- Appearance of phimosis;
- Soreness and other discomfort when urinating;
- Frequent symptoms of inflammation on the penis;
- Visually visually visible are the fusion of the head with the flesh.
At the prevailing number of boys, the head opens at about 7 years of age, when this does not happen, it is recommended to undergo a medical examination. If you do not take timely action, then in the future it is fraught with quite serious problems with sexual life and erectile function.
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are dangerousIn general, the synechia does not cause any harm, but if the development of the inflammatory process is inactive, then a number of complications may develop, such as:
- Balanoposthitis;
- Genital Herpes;
- Condylomata of the penis;
- Paraphimosis;
- Chronic inflammation of the prostate;
- Inflammation of the urinary tract and bladder;
- Syphilis or similar pathologies;
- Cancer of the penis.
Therefore, timely access to the surgeon is extremely important, even with the appearance of the slightest suspicion of the inflammatory process. Do not postpone the solution to the problem for later.
Important! Often, when trying to extract the head on a background of physiological phimosis, there is a pinch or paraphimosis. In this case, it is extremely important to visit a specialist immediately, otherwise necrosis may develop on the clamped head, which is eliminated only by amputation. Therefore, do not try to release the head by force, let it happen naturally.
Ways to solve the
problem If the doctor diagnosed a spliced fusion of the head with an extreme flesh, then an operation is performed, which is performed when the boy is 12 years old. The purpose of this operation is to separate the leaf of the foreskin and head. For the procedure, a special probe is sometimes used, although it is often enough for the doctor to have only hands and a sterile wipe.
The procedure for the removal of adhesions is performed under local anesthesia. To exclude the risks of re-splicing, experts recommend conducting daily hygienic procedures, involving careful care of the penis in the post-operation period, lasting about a week. At this time it is necessary to apply a special ointment to the loosened head a few times a day, which will significantly accelerate the healing and eliminate the re-fusion.
Warning! Solve the problem sometimes and without surgery. In some cases conservative therapy is carried out, involving the extension of the flesh. This way you can achieve absolute recovery of the child in a few months.
An essential preoperative preparatory stage is anesthesia. Anesthesia should be provided completely, so that there is absolutely no soreness. Unfortunately, in practice, things often look different. A balloon of an aerosol with 10% lidocaine does not provide the necessary anesthesia, but often doctors use this means.
Physicians for some reason underestimate the importance of the absence of pain in a small boy when the head and foreskin are severed. But in vain. After all, this procedure is accompanied by a powerful pain syndrome, because the head has an infinite number of nerve endings. As a result of this pain, the boy can develop a psychopathological complex, which can later cause some erectile disorder.
Prevention measures
Parents should take a number of not too complicated measures to prevent the development of various inflammations:
- Daily hygiene of the genitals under the streams of ordinary running water, and it is not necessary to move the foreskin away, while making sure that moisture does not get into the prepuce bag extremelyit is necessary, as it can cause inflammation;
- Eliminate attempts to self-uncover the head of the penis, because such manipulations often cause pinching or bring severe pain, even painful shock;
- In infancy, the baby needs to change the diaper at least every 5 hours, and even more often, and once every 2 hours to make the baby an air bath;
- In the heat of using diapers is not recommended, because they can cause overheating of the genitals;
- Choosing children's underwear and clothes, it is recommended to give preference to fabrics of natural origin( cotton, etc.), while the laundry should not be too tight for the genitals.
With regard to hygiene products, you should choose those that do not contain all kinds of deodorants, fragrances, dyes, etc. If you adhere to these recommendations, the division of the flesh with the head will occur in the baby yourself and painlessly, without the occurrence of various inflammations, scars and other unpleasantconsequences.
