r/bxo

I always thought keep it dry but the doctor said moisturize with hydromol....so dry or wet?

For me it does not but is that common? I do my cream and moisturizer and i go about my day. Sometimes it psychologically affects me though as all chronic skin conditions are bound to do even if no one can see it

If so how did it go? Or some of the other emerging treatments such as Platelet-Rich Plasma, anyone had any of these newer treatments here?

Im 29 with BXO. Doctor gave me the option of circ but i said it did not sound appealing so she referred me to a dermatologist, currently waiting on the date. Im starting to have second thoughts about circ. I have lived with BXO for over 15 years and when i think about it it causes me a lot of psychological stress, anxiety and sometimes depression. My only symptom is tight foreskin when hard, white ring at base and white blotches on glans but it will not get better only worse as its a progressive disease as you know. Does circ really cure it? Should i just get it over and done with? If i did go through with it it would be while i was awake under local anaesthetic, no way they are putting me to sleep, anyone have experience with that? Thoughts please. If i did do it i would also prob try foreskin restoration after the fact because i want a foreskin, just not a diseased one but then ppl say that the reason circ works is because the glans is dry and exposed so doing that will defeat the point, ugh.

Have been dealing with different degrees of inflammation on glans for close to 6 months now. Tried hydrocortisone, fluconazole, thrush cream. Persistent non raised red area on glans that gets easily irritated. Seems to be more comfortable when retracted for longer periods, but doesn’t go away.

I have other autoimmune conditions and am now starting to consider bxo as an option.

GP seems out of his depth and duration for referral is too long so will go private.

Should I see a urologist or a dermatologist?

I’m trying to figure out how common the classic ivory white patches are for people suffering with BXO. A urologist told me I have possible early signs but I don’t experience the classic white thin wrinkly patches do they come around more so as the condition progresses? Did that happen with you or were they one of the first signs?

Has anyone managed to achieve complete clearance of symptoms, but it only happened after 6+ months of corticosteroids?

I've been applying clob since Oct 17th of last year. I've seen substantial improvement, but there is now still a bit of residual redness that just won't go away and I've not seen further improvement for a very long time now, so I'm beginning to fear that this is as far as I can go with clob.

Hi guys. Got circumcised last year due to bxo. No issue, wasn't bad. Glad I did it. My urethra has gotten a little tighter since then so my dermatologist has given me clob ointment.

Can anyone help with techniques in getting it down as far as possible into the urethra please?

Thanks in advance.