Phimosis: Difference between revisions

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Should those therapies not yield the desired outcomes, there is a surgical option, namely a preputioplasty.
Should those therapies not yield the desired outcomes, there is a surgical option, namely a preputioplasty.


This surgical method preserves the [[foreskin]]. A good cosmetic result and total preservation of the foreskin are achieved. The basic principle of most of those methods consists of making one or more small longitudinal incisions, and then suturing the wound or wounds transversely.
This surgical method preserves the [[foreskin]].<ref>{{REFjournal
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|title=Save the foreskin: Outcomes of preputioplasty in the treatment of childhood phimosis
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}}</ref> A good cosmetic result and total preservation of the foreskin are achieved. The basic principle of most of those methods consists of making one or more small longitudinal incisions, and then suturing the wound or wounds transversely.


There are several different methods:
There are several different methods: