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Consultant urologist Dr George Lee Eng Geap, or a.k.a Dr G, helps a father clear the air about his concern over the development of his little son's penis that he suspects inherited from his own “rather small” penis.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Hello there, welcome to another episode of putting Dr. G on the spot in the month of

00:05June and we have Father's Day to celebrate today.

00:09So I'm going to address an issue which is a bit embarrassing for a father who worries

00:15about light father, light son.

00:23When somebody who actually complains of micropenis, it is a penis that is shorter than it should

00:29be.

00:30In reality, this is only happening in about 0.6% of general population when the size of

00:35the penis when it's erect is less than 7cm as compared to 12.5cm.

00:43So is this a natural phenomenon?

00:45Does it have any genetic link to it?

00:48In fact, there is no genetic link whatsoever.

00:52So when parents sometimes get really concerned about their kids, perhaps having a bit of

00:57micropenis, they don't really need to worry about it.

01:01Sometimes when the children are a little bit fat and then they might have a bit of baby

01:07fat that actually buried the penis and that itself is a buried penis rather than micropenis.

01:13When they exercise or when they undergo puberty, the penis itself is elongated and then therefore

01:20the actual buried penis will disappear.

01:23When parents are really concerned about their children having micropenis prior to puberty,

01:29they don't really have to worry about it because with healthy exercise and also healthy lifestyle,

01:35the amount of testosterone will ensure that there is a prolongation of the phallus.

01:42However, in reality, only a minority of people who actually falls into the category of micropenis,

01:50there are minor procedures that can be carried out in order to enhance the length of penis.

01:56However, most of these procedures actually will have its compromises.

02:01For example, release of suspensory ligament might actually prolong the penis itself.

02:06However, it will make the penis unstable and also desensitize the penis itself.

02:13So in reality, when it comes to small penises in children, it's supposed to be like that

02:18because when they undergo puberty, then the subsequent elongation will occur.

02:24So be actually very calm parents.

02:28There's nothing such a thing as like father, like son when it comes to micropenises.

02:35On the following week, we're going to talk about something that is extremely common.

02:40It's probably the most common operation done in the world.

02:43Yes, circumcision.

02:45If you try to find out more about it, then stay tuned for next week's Putting Dr. G on the Spot.

EP227: Shortchanged like father like son? | PUTTING DR G ON THE SPOT

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