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Teen intact boys with a non-retractable foreskin may benefit by manual stretching.<ref>{{REFjournal
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* Circumcision results in a permanent [[circumcision scar]].
== Pathological Adult onset phimosis ==Phimosis or tight foreskin may be caused by a yeast infection. The proper treatment is to use an anti-fungal drug. Lichen Sclerosis, formerly called [[balanitis xerotica obliterans]] when it occurs in males, hardens the foreskin and makes it non-retractable.
In pathological phimosis, the foreskin cannot be retracted over the glans without injury, due to a lack of elasticity caused by scarring or hardening.
Repeated infections of the tight foreskin cause this scarring. Also, forceful attempts to retract the foreskin cause tearing with subsequential scarred [[phimosis]]. [[Balanitis xerotica obliterans| Lichen sclerosus]], that first leads to adhesion and then to shrinking, can also be the cause of [[phimosis]]. This rare, non-contagious chronic skin disease is partly genetically caused and considered incurable.<ref>{{URLwikipedia|Lichen_sclerosus|Lichen sclerosus|2019-09-25}}</ref>
Pathological phimosis usually requires treatment.