Is phimosis dangerous?
The main danger of phimosis is that it can lead to a condition called paraphimosis, which is a medical emergency and needs immediate treatment.
Paraphimosis occurs when your foreskin becomes stuck behind the head of your penis (glans) and can’t be moved back to its original position.
This results in severe pain and swelling and can cut off the blood supply to the head of the penis, leading to tissue death (necrosis).
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