Fimosis ointments are used to facilitate exercise and stretching of the foreskin skin during treatment. These ointments usually contain a corticosteroid, such as betamethasone, which reduces inflammation of the area and facilitates skin tightening.
Although this type of ointment is not always necessary during treatment, it helps relieve pain and speed up treatment. However, they should only be used with the advice of the pediatrician, in the case of children, or the urologist, in the case of adults, as frequent use of corticosteroids can have negative effects. See the risks associated with using corticosteroids.
Some of the most commonly used ointments used to treat phymosis include:
In children, this type of ointment should only be used after 12 months, if there is no regression of the phymosis with spontaneous release of the foreskin.
The price of ointments used in the treatment of phymosis varies depending on the ointment chosen, however, on average, the price of ointments containing only corticosteroids is approximately 50 reais.
The postec ointment, indicated only for the treatment of fimosis, has an average price of 40 reais for an ointment of 10 grams and 80 reais per tubes of 20 grams.
Phimosis ointment should be applied to the foreskin twice a day, every 12 hours after the hygiene of the intimate area. The ointment should be used for 3 weeks or as recommended by your doctor, and treatment may be repeated by another cycle.
After applying the ointment, your doctor may advise you to perform stretching exercises on the skin of the foreskin, to reduce and even cure the degree of physmosis. However, more severe cases, such as grade 3, may be more difficult to treat with ointment alone, and other forms of treatment are recommended.
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