![]() ![]() You may be advised to apply a topical steroid cream to the area to help free the head of the penis. This contraction of scar tissue is called a cicatrix. CicatrixĪfter a circumcision, a child’s penis may move back into the pubic fat pad, while the shaft skin contracts around the head of the penis. Older boys and men with adhesions may also benefit from this approach. Six weeks of twice-daily steroid cream application may be recommended after this procedure. The cream should be on for 20 to 30 minutes before retracting the skin. If it’s determined they need to be treated, your pediatrician may need to apply a numbing cream first before the release of an adhesion is attempted. Spontaneous erections may also help break up the adhesions.įor a baby boy, adhesions may develop after circumcision. You may be able to help the adhesions divide on their own by rubbing petroleum jelly (Vaseline) directly on them. These adhesions are usually benign, and often resolve without any intervention. It can also involve a connection between the shaft skin and the coronal margin, or an adhesion between the skin of the shaft and the glans, or head, of the penis. Glanular adhesionsĪ glanular adhesion is less serious than a skin bridge. Thicker bridges, especially in older boys and men, may require surgery in an operating room under general anesthesia. If it’s decided that treatment is necessary for a baby boy, a numbing cream is placed on the area to be treated and then the bridge is carefully cut apart. The division can often be done as an outpatient procedure in a doctor’s office. When the shaft skin becomes attached to the coronal margin, so that a thick skin bridge forms, a procedure may be necessary to make the separation. There are three main types of penile adhesions and skin bridges, each with its own set of treatments. ![]()
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