There is a common belief that teenagers and adults have more complications after hypospadias surgery. Dr. Snodgrass and Dr. Bush were the first to directly compare results after hypospadias repair in teens and adults to children, and in this article report that they were the same. For that reason, they recommend complete correction of hypospadias or hypospadias complications in adults, rather than living with complications or accepting a urinary opening that is not at the head of the penis.
Primary and reoperative hypospadias repair in adults – are results really different than in children?