What causes difficulty in retracting the penis foreskin?
Patient: i am senior citizen  and few months back suddenly i noticed that my fore skin is not rerracting  later on i found that i am diebetic  i controled my diebetc and i found that ido not itche  do i required circumcison iam covered by united india insurance  please help me Doctor: Hello,  If you are able to retract penis foreskin back over glans than it is called phimosis.Phimosis is due to chronic inflammation and so it is irreversible condition. In mild case topical steroid cream might be helpful. But ultimate treatment would be day care minor surgery named circumcision. The foreskin is removed in that.  Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.  Regards, Dr. Parth Goswami, General & Family Physician