> You are correct in stating that most babies are born with retraction
> problems and in most cases this is caused by adhesions which nearly always
> free themselves in the very early stages of childhood. It is because of
> these adhesions that phimosis often goes unrecognised by parents and
> doctors.
> Non-retractability of the foreskin is the effect of phimosis not the cause.
It seems you are using "phimosis" identically with "the presence of a
phimotic ring", which means that adhesions do not count as phimosis.
Some authors, OTOH, define phimosis as non-retractability, regardless
of the cause. (e.g. male-initiation.net says "Phimosis indicates the
inability to freely retract the foreskin.").
> The hypothesis of 'dead skin
> cells' comes from a number of sources which have been included in the
> research carried out by Robin Stuart (the site author) and specifically I
> can draw your attention to a study in the British Journal of Urology
> published in 1996 by J.R Taylor.
Thanks for the reference!
I also wonder if this could related to having a higher concentration
of sebaceous bubbles (cysts?) in the phimotic area than elsewhere.
(could the white stuff just be really small cysts?)
> Additionally it is clear that the band seen around the foreskin in phimosis
> sufferers differs from the healthy skin and it's rigidity and hardness
> certainly suggests that the cells are no longer functioning.
I'Il wonder how difficult it would be to find this out. I imagine one
could just look at these cells in a microscope. I'll ask my biologist
friends.
> The cause is most definitely the presence of a phimotic ring and this is
> supported by the compilation of medical studies which was carried out by
> Robin Stuart.
>
> In answer to your question, I wonder if I have frenulum breve?'. You have
> not given me any real cause to believe you are suffering with frenulum breve
> as well. Firstly you comment that you experience no pain and are able to
> enjoy a full sex life
Well, when I have sex, my glans is fully (or almost fully) covered.
Also, if I have erections while retracted, they are painful (but
completely avoidable): my frenulum is clearly under pressure to
stretch and it turns white.
It looks a bit like pictures #4 and #5 from
https://home.versatel.nl/harmen55/frenpics.html .
> and secondly you have not indicated any bleeding or springing forward of the foreskin when you try to retract.
Springing forward will happen if the foreskin is not trapped behind
the glans, but I thought this was natural. In any case, I only retract
for the purposes of cleaning.
> The technique for stretching should simply involve applying the cream and
> gently retracting your foreskin as far as you can numerous times right to
> the point where the foreskin can retract no further.
My concern is that this could bruise the glans. Maybe I should never
do this erect. I am not very patient, unfortunately.
There has been a study claiming successful treatment of boys with a
balloon catheter.
( https://www.cirp.org/library/treatment/phimosis/he-zhou/ ) I wonder
if it could work on adults.
