Penile adhesions in circumcised boys occur when the penile shaft skin sticks, or adheres, to the glans of the penis. The glans is the bulbous structure at the end of the penis. Skin bridges are a thicker, more permanent attachment. They occur when the skin on the shaft of the penis becomes attached to the coronal margin, which is the round border near the tip of the penis. Adhesions can occur when the remaining skin is not frequently retracted pulled back when too much foreskin is left during a circumcision.

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NO jail for pilot who photographed young boys because of an obsession with circumcision. AN international pilot took photographs of the genitals of three young naked boys at a popular Brisbane parkland because of a disorder which made him obsessed with circumcision, a court has been told. The Brisbane District Court was this morning told Glenn Anthony Armstrong photographed a three-year-old boy as he was changing and urinating on a garden near the lagoon at South Bank Parklands on Australia Day this year. The court was told alert police observed Armstrong and seized his camera which contained 10 images showing the genitals of three young boys, including two who have yet to be identified. However, lawyers for Armstrong argued the former V Australia pilot was obsessed with circumcision and suffered a psychological disorder that was "anatomical and not sexual in nature. Judge Kerry O'Brien was told Armstrong had been warned by his wife of years that taking indecent photos of young boys was wrong, but did so purely as a result of his obsession for circumcision.
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A penile adhesion develops when the skin of the penis shaft adheres or sticks to the skin of the penis head, also known as the glans. This condition can develop in males who are circumcised or, more commonly, uncircumcised. A thicker attachment that forms when the shaft skin attaches to the coronal margin is known as a skin bridge. The coronal margin is the edge that protrudes around the base of the glans. In infants and young boys, a penile adhesion usually resolves on its own without any treatment. In other cases, topical creams may help. In very serious cases, surgery may be needed to separate the attached sections of skin. This should be done a few times a day. Penile adhesions may be more common if a circumcision left an excess amount of residual foreskin. Once the foreskin is able to be easily retracted, it may adhere to the glans if you or your child does not periodically gently retract it.
Whether you're expecting a baby boy or have just welcomed your new little guy into the world, you have an important decision to make before you take your son home: whether to circumcise him. For some families, the choice is simple because it's based on cultural or religious beliefs. But for others, the right option isn't as clear.