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What are the risk factors from accumulated smegma?
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Infection: Infection of the edge of the glans, ususally fungual and then bacterial. Overtime contraction of the foreskin where you can no longer adequately clean the glans resulting in the need for another surgery.
Answered 7/22/2014
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