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|date=2020-06-04
|accessdate=2023-01-26
}}</ref> Although ballooning is a developmentally normal condition, not every boy experiences ballooning. Ballooning contributes to separation of the [[foreskin]] from the [[glans penis]], but may cause some transient, temporary discomfort if as it pulls apart the [[Synechia| synechial ]] connection to the glans penis. Ballooning assists in the creation of the [[preputial sac]].
The layer of [[dartos]] muscle in the foreskin keeps the tip closed to protect the penis from [[infection]].<ref name="fleiss-hodges-vanhowe1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> The pressure of the [[urine]] is necessary to open it to allow passage of [[urine]]. The pressure is what causes the ballooning.