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==Problem cicatrices== | ==Problem cicatrices== | ||
A circumcision scar may contract and trap the [[glans penis]] inside a tight scar, thus creating [[iatrogenic]] [[phimosis]]. Alpert et al. (2018) presented their successful experience that combines cicatrix stretching with a hemostat using local anesthesia in the office followed by several weeks of topical steroids with a minority of patients needing any additional therapy.<ref name="alpert2018">{{REFjournal | A circumcision scar may contract and trap the [[glans penis]] inside a tight scar, thus creating [[iatrogenic]] [[phimosis]]. Alpert et al. (2018) presented their successful experience that combines cicatrix [[stretching]] with a hemostat using local anesthesia in the office followed by several weeks of topical steroids with a minority of patients needing any additional therapy.<ref name="alpert2018">{{REFjournal | ||
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|first=Seth A. | |first=Seth A. | ||
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|last2=Ching | |last2=Ching | ||
|first2=Christina B. | |first2=Christina B. | ||
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|last3=DaJusta | |last3=DaJusta | ||
|first3=Daniel G. | |first3=Daniel G. | ||
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* [[Circumcision scar]] | |||
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[[Category:Circumcision_complication]] | [[Category:Circumcision_complication]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Medical term]] | ||
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