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Re: Phimosis: what is effective?

Written by halfclip at 05 Jan 2002 08:10:53:

As an answer to: Phimosis: what is effective? written by Paul B. at 05 Jan 2002 07:48:40:

>Look, you're talking about steroid creams, but that isn't the important part. What you need to to is to stretch your foreskin, and the stretching is much more important than the cream itself.

agreed

>will or won't work, but the important thing is it will work if you actually do it!

I consider it irresponsible for you to make such a blanket statement. Of all the documents I have read about trials/studies on steroid creams, the success rate has never been 100%, it is therefore not correct to promise anyone and everyone that steroids and creams will work.

>you, you might be disappointed, but if you actually do the stretching, I can assure you there is no need to consider circumcision at all.

Another example. Why not simply suggest to the person how to attempt stretching and provide some sort of time frame where this should get solved. If within that time frame, the person has not seen signifcant improvement, the person can then come back and more and perhaos consider surgical solution to the problem.

It is *HIS* body, let *HIM* decide.

*if* the guy was getting married in 1.5 months and wanted a fully functional penis for his honeymoon, would you still be suggesting stretching and steroids considering that his phimosis is pretty tight and doesn't expose much of the glans ?


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