Does circumcision cure balanitis?

[2110]

Hey dudes!

I got circumcised exactly 2 weeks ago. I needed to go through the operation as I had what was lastly diagnosed as aerobic balanitis. The surgeon told me that the balanitis that has spread over half of my glands and the tightness of the foreskin will disappear immediately. It's been 2 weeks and I can still clearly see the area that's infected.

For those of you who had to go undergo the surgery because of the same condition, how long did it take you to see your glands back to normal?

I read that the keratinization process might cut it, but yeah... I just hope it will disappear soon; that it just needs some more time.

Thanks in advance!

[Hidden]

It cured mine OK. In my case it was caused by yeast getting out of control, which would come and go. It’s gone.

[2110 in reply to Hidden]

Was it cured instantaneously, or did it take some time for it to fully disappear?

[Hidden in reply to 2110]

I suppose it was - I haven’t had it since.

[2110 in reply to Hidden]

I see. How much time did the keratinization process take for you btw?

[Hidden in reply to 2110]

I haven’t noticed any difference in texture of my glans penis. Of course, it isn’t as sensitive to touch when flaccid as it was previously (which is just as well).

[2110 in reply to Hidden]

Do you think the keratinization process had to do with the disappearance of the balanitis?

[Hidden in reply to 2110]

Sorry, you’re asking the wrong person about this as I don’t really subscribe to the keratinisation theory. The skin doesn’t physically get thicker, it just loses sensation. This was proven by the BBC science programme ‘Horizon’ many years ago.

[roddythescot]

Circumcision will not, of itself, cure balanitis but it will remove the dark, moist space that harbours the infection that causes it. It also makes it easier to apply any prescribed medication.

At present you will have a lot of swelling that effectively maintains the hiding place for the infection, but as that goes away and the glans becomes fully expose with its sulcus, the infection should be able to be completely brought under control. Just give it time.