The parent who questions this pursuit is told the doctor merely needs to take a look around and make sure everything is okay. Forced retractions cause injury and are dangerous. Invasive medical interference resulting from misinformation, improper guidance, supposition and unnecessary exploration can cause infections, scarring and various other problems. Ultimately, the blame is placed upon the foreskin itself when in fact the complications could have been totally avoided had the foreskin been left alone. As a result, parents are often told circumcision is necessary after all.
People are surprised to learn that the intact penis requires no special care.
Parents are not properly informed about how easy it is to maintain proper hygiene for the first several years of their son's life. All one needs to do is rinse the outside of the penis with warm water. It's that simple. No attempt to retract for purposes of cleaning or inspection should be made by anyone. During the early years, it is not even possible to pull back the foreskin because the separation process is very gradual.