What is a foreskin ligament?
The structure of the penis is easy to explain. Different structures such as the penis shaft and the glans give the optical image of the male member. The foreskin ligament is located between the glans and penis shaft, which can sometimes lead to problems.
This is how the penis is built
- Roughly speaking, the penis consists of the penis shaft and the glans, which is covered by the foreskin.
- Cavernous bodies run inside the penis shaft. The corpus cavernosum is responsible for an erection by filling it up with blood and at the same time preventing the blood from flowing back.
- The corpus spongiosum runs on the underside of the penis shaft and extends into the glans. It encloses the urinary-seminal tube from which urine and ejaculate are excreted.
The foreskin and the foreskin ligament
- The foreskin is that skinwhich surrounds the glans in a non-erect state. If the penis enlarges during erection, the glans protrudes from the foreskin.
- The foreskin is a duplicate, the outer sheet of which is made of skin and the inner sheet of mucous membrane.
- The penis seam can be seen on the underside of the penis. This continued into the scrotum and in front over the foreskin ligament into the glans.
- The foreskin ligament itself is the small fold of skin that connects the glans with the foreskin. Its function has not been clarified with certainty. It is believed that the foreskin ligament plays a role in erection and also in ejaculation.
- The foreskin ligament can be congenitally too short. Then the foreskin may not be able to be pulled back completely over the glans. In this case, the ribbon can be surgically cut. Surgical extension or complete removal are also possible. After the operation, the foreskin can be pulled back completely over the glans and is no longer a problem with erections.
The foreskin belongs to the male genitalia and has a large, protective ...
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