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Written by RJK at 31 Jan 2001 19:18:32: Re: No improvement by using steroid cream
As an answer to: No improvement by using steroid cream written by Cus at 31 Jan 2001 01:25:52:
>I have been using a steroid cream for almost two weeks now, following all the advices I read in this website. Unforunately I have seen no result at all.I read somewhere (in this website) the results are obvious from the first week!! of cream treatment. I usually try to gently pull the foreskin after applying the cream and I am doing this for at least half an hour. But every time it seems that the foreskin is as tight as the last time. Do I have to keep the foreskin stretched for longer period? Do I need to pull it down to a point that it feels painfull and maybe a little bit more?
>If there is anyone who has used steroid cream treatment succesfully, please give me an advice on that.
Cus, if you can pull your foreskin all the way back behind the glans, and keep it that way (in spite of the pain) for as much as 5 minutes, then slip it forward, and then repeat the retraction, and continue to do this 5 or 6 times, the tightness should begin to yield to your persistent stretching. Don't be afraid of getting the foreskin stuck behind the glans: if this happens all you need do is GENTLY squeeze the glans between thumb & forefinger until the blood trapped within the glans is forced out of it, enabling the skin to slip forward again and re-cover the glans. Don't give up if you see no progress the first day or two, but if after 10 days there's no progress, it's tnme to go shoppiing for something more drastic, such as a dorsal slit or some similar remedial procedure. Good luck! RJK.