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Re: Does betamethasone help to cure secondary phimosis ?

Written by Ralesk at 23 Aug 2003 00:51:13:

As an answer to: Does betamethasone help to cure secondary phimosis ? written by Ant at 22 Aug 2003 21:44:19:

>heres hoping

The heart of curing any sort of phimosis is that you put force on the skin with your fingers. Much enough to feel some tension, but never make anything hurt.

Now for the details.

1) Conditions that make things harder
- The head of the penis might be very sensitive. Especially when it hasn't seen the light for the last nn years. Not your case, but I mentioned it for keepsake.
- Age. The older one is the less likely things want to grow, but as I have mentioned just yesterday, even old people (and I mean 80stuff) have parts that grow. Doesn't sound like you.
- Infections. Oh, a nice list could come here, basically fungal infections. They can be treated with Canesten or similar anti-fungus products. BXO/LSA, dreaded as it may be, is a lot harder to treat, rather few have it, and doctors around the world are arguing about what it is exactly, last I checked. It may well be something induced by stress, there are some skin conditions that are, though the name of the most common one escapes me. Doesn't sound like your condition either.

2) Things that make it easier
- Well, the less tight the phimosis is, the shorter route you have to walk :P
- Betamethasone, sometimes called BetnovateŽ. It's a steroid that makes skin stretchier, basically. Not a required part of curing phimosis manually, but it can help. As with any steroid, one has to be cautious and as with any medicine, one must read the instruction sheet (given one understands it. I be damned if I understand the Hungarian ones even with two parents working in healthcare). Anyway, the amount at a time must not be more than what you can rub into the skin without residue.

Hmm, there is more, I'm sure, but that's what I could gather, and I hope I haven't said too much bullshit.


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