treatment of phimosis may include gentle manual stretching of the foreskin over a period of time. sometimes the foreskin can be loosened with medication applied to the penis. circumcision the surgical removal of the foreskin often is used to treat phimosis. another surgical procedure called preputioplasty involves separating the foreskin from the glans (head of the penis). this procedure preserves the foreskin and is less traumatic than circumcision.
how is phimosis treated?