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while also avoiding cosmetic effects.
* Circumcision is sometimes performed for phimosis, and is an effective treatment; however, this method has become less common as of 2012.

While circumcision prevents phimosis, studies of the incidence of healthy infants circumcised for each prevented case of phimosis are inconsistent.

Prognosis

The most acute complication is paraphimosis. In this condition, the glans is swollen and painful, and the foreskin

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