Skip to Content

Medical

Adhesion

Technically, this is the medical term referring for a Skin Bridge.  However, it is commonly used in reference to immobility of the skin of the circumcised penis because of the development of

Read more . . .

Aposthia

Tags:

A rare congenital condition in humans in which the foreskin of the penis is missing.

Read more . . .

Balanitis

Tags:

Inflammation of the glans. Typically, balanitis is easily treated without surgery.

Read more . . .

Balanoposthitis

Tags:

Inflammation of the glans and foreskin.

Read more . . .

Circumcision Scar

The circumferential scar on the penis that indicates where the scalpel, clamp, or other cutting or crushing device cut off the foreskin.

Read more . . .

Cyst

A fluid-filled sac. In circumcised infants, cysts can form on the glans of the penis when exposed to abrasion and feces in a diaper.

Dermagraft

According to the manufacturer, Dermagraft is "a cryopreserved human fibroblast-derived dermal substitute. It is composed of fibroblasts, extracellular matrix, and a bioabsorbable scaffold."

Read more . . .

Desquamation

Tags:

The natural shedding of the cells of the outer surface of an organ.

Read more . . .

Dorsal Slit

A single cut made from the tip of the foreskin, back towards the glans.  The cut is a crude form of posthioplasty, and used to relieve phimosis as well as being part of freehand, <

Read more . . .

Epispadias

Tags:

A condition in which the meatus points upward rather than forward. Typically does not require treatment if urinary flow is not obstructed. May also be iatrogenic, if the glans is cut during circumcision.

Syndicate content