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Adhesion therapies

Written by Paul B. at 10 Oct 2002 12:27:04:

As an answer to: Re: Adhesion Cure written by Jim at 10 Oct 2002 01:35:23:

> Paul, is the betamethasone of any use at this point?

I'm not sure!

> My thinking is that it may cause the skin to thin out which might hinder the separation process.

Not to make too fine a point about thinning as such, but making the skin more stretchable might on the one hand weaken the adhesion and help them part - but it (steroid) may not penetrate very deeply and would thus be effective only at the parting edge of the adhesion at any given time.

On the other hand, it may tend to cause the skin to stretch more than the adhesion. But this is not a real disadvantage in any case, since it still works toward the goal of a mobile and retractile foreskin.

> If there is thrush as you have suggested, would the use of it not be contraindicated?

Indeed - if that is the suspicion, an anti-thrush antifungal such as Clotrimazole or Miconazole (etc. - imidazoles) should be used, but it can be used as well as the steroid.

> You have suggested also that a short frenulum would have prevented the normal separation, but the subject has stated that it was previously separated, only lately becoming stuck.

I'm not sure he is actually saying that. Presumably he will explain, but perhaps it retracted before, but it was still stuck even at that stage.


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