We recommend the use of Phimostop from age 13 and up. Here’s why: in most children there is a physiological adherence between glans and foreskin at birth, which resolves spontaneously as they grow.
Foreskin shrinkage is therefore to be considered normal in the first years of life. It is present in 96% of cases at birth, in 80% of infants at 6 months of age, and in 10% of children at 5 years of age. Only after this age (5 years) is it correct to speak of congenital phimosis.
Uncovering of the glans occurs progressively during childhood and should be complete by the end of puberty. At age 13, only 2-4% of men still have phimosis.
There is no reason to accelerate this process unless complications occur and attempts at glans uncovering should not be performed under any circumstances because it could cause secondary phimosis.
Pediatric phimosis is of medical concern only when it is secondary or associated with complications:
Difficult or painful urination
Preputial “ballooning” during urination
Balanitis
Recurrent urinary infections
For these medical reasons we suggest the use of Phimostop only from age 13 and up.