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Local foreskin infections (balanoposthitis) can occur
at any age in uncircumcised males, but is most common
at age 2-5 years, an age when the foreskin has often not
yet completely separated, and cannot be fully retracted,
and genital cleanliness is more difficult to accomplish.
In addition between 0.5% and 1% of boys will never be
able to retract their foreskin due to a pinpoint opening
at the end (phimosis) and will have to be circumcised
at a later date when the procedure is more complex and
difficult, and about 10 times more expensive. Newborn
circumcision leads to improved genital hygiene throughout
life, but most importantly in infancy, early childhood
and old age when personal hygiene may be inadequate. Uncircumcised
males are more likely to develop a wide variety of skin
disorders including psoriasis, lichen planus, and seborrhei
eczema.
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