Balanitis xerotica obliterans
I have balanitis xerotica obliterans and have been put on a waiting list for a circumcision in the UK – I am emmigrating to New Brunswick Canada next month and will need this operation when I get there. Gordon contact: Email
Good afternoon Gordon,
Thank you for your interest in what we do. BXO, now called by the preferred term lichen sclerosis, does need to be treated because of its slow premalignant potential Several reports have suggested the development of squamous cell carcinoma. More commonly there is a slow spread and tendency to grow into the urethra and producing scars and strictures there. At times, the foreskin in some areas is densely adherent to the glans (head of the penis). We see this a few times a year and have performed very possibly more adult cosmetic circumcisions in our office than anywhere else in the United States. Well over 5000 thus far. Usually several every week.
Please do not be like the patients we hear from every so often who send in photos 2 days after their procedure with obvious hideous result, and ask “what do I do now.” Needless to say, a fair amount of circumcision revisions are also done here.
This is your circumcision and we do it the way you want. There are four important parameters. A hand held mirror is available in the operating room so you can be assured that each detail is done in accordance to your wishes.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Miami soon and showing you every courtesy. White stuff has to go.
Sincerely,
Harold M. Reed, M.D.
305-865-2000