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* The inner layer of foreskin is fused with the underlying glans penis by a [[synechia]].
These developmental conditions are normal and expected in infancy and childhood. The foreskin must cover the [[meatus]] to protect it from the ammonia which forms in wet diapers.<ref name="brennemann1921">{{REFjournal |last=Brennemann |first= |init=J |author-link= |etal=no |title=The Ulcerated Meatus in the Circumcised Child |trans-title= |journal=Am J Dis Child |date=1921 |volume=21 |issue= |pages=28-47 |url=https://www.cirp.org/library/complications/brennemann1/ |archived= |quote=An ulcerated meatus in the circumcised child only is a frequent symptom. |accessdate=2025-01-01}}</ref> The ammonia will attack the meatus and cause [[meatitis]] and [[meatal stenosis]] which requires an operation to treat it.
[[Forced foreskin retraction]] is harmful and must be avoided.