The penile shaft is buried in the scrotum or tethered to the scrotal midline by a fold or web of skin.

Since the penis does not protrude when a man has this disorder, his ability to pass urine when he is standing or to participate in sexual intercourse will be impaired.

The new preputial orifice is thus distal to the gland and pushes the penile shaft into the supra-pubic fat at the level of mons pubis.

The other probability of this mechanism is that, since the penis continues to shrink into the mons pubis, the healed scarred pre-utile opening gradually becomes subcutaneously stuck.

Weight loss programs are however sluggish and frequently do not "unbury" the penis; in addition, bad urine hygiene can lead to soft tissue infection.

[11] This condition requires the liberation of the concealed penis by carefully widening the close preputial hole and optimizing the circumcision, depending upon the etiology and formation process, with or without skin reconstruction.

Due to the fact that it occurs at birth, a high percentage of cases with the condition are found in young children.

[16] An interesting research study was done between the years 2010 and 2014 to test a new surgical technique for concealed penis using an advanced musculocutaneous scrotal flap.

The research showed that the advanced musculocutaneous scrotal flap technique for correcting concealed penis is technically easy and safe and the surgical method provided patients with a good cosmetic appearance, functional outcomes, and excellent postoperative satisfaction grades.