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Re: Circumcise? How much?

Written by Ivan at 23 Dec 2004 16:38:09:

As an answer to: Circumcise? How much? written by Andy at 23 Dec 2004 15:24:12:

>I had a Frenuloplasty in April following a tear - at the same time, I managed to pick up a bout of Balanitis. I suspect the discomfort of the tear led to some poor hygiene. Anyway, the Balanitis never quite cleared, and last week, I managed to get another appointment with my Eurologist because I was concerned that my Glans are still white, easily become sore, and almost seem to blister after sex. The Eurologist diagnosed that I now have BXO. Recommended treatment by the Eurologist - Circumcism. He says the BXo will not get any better, and will only get worse, and that a Circ is inevitable. Is this correct? have I gone as far as possible with this? is there nothing that can get rid of the BXO otherwise? Any advice would be appreciated as I have otherwise requested a Circ - UK waiting lists give me 6-10 Months left with my Foreskin, and then its gone!
There are other treatments for BXO. As with any condition, surgery should be a last resort. There are a number of reasonable medically-based sites that will guide you to alternatives, such as steroid ointment therapies. If the alternatives don't work, you can try 'skinning back' - keeping the foreskin retracted all the time - to give you the drying affect of circumcision. If the BXO clears up, then great, you're cured. Give it a whiel and let the foreskin return to its normal location. If it does not clear up from skinning back, then circumcision would not do the trick either (which you know because you would have tried the functional equivalent of circumcision). Remeber the BXO is in the glans, not the foreskin, so removing the foreskin does no more than skinning back would. You might have to use surgical tape or an elastic to keep the foreskin retracted at first.


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