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Written by halfclip at 26 Oct 2001 08:55:02: Re: Going to get a partial....
As an answer to: Going to get a partial.... written by Paul M. at 25 Oct 2001 01:39:37:
>I think that a partial circumcision will
>be the best option, since it means that
>I can still have a covered glans.Make sure you only have a partially covered glans. If you keep too much skin, your risks of getting phimosis again are much higher. Your skin should be short enough that it retracts fully, by itself, as you get hard, and leave at least 1/4 of glans exposed when soft.
>For example, I've read that the surgeon
>can preserve as much inner foreskin as
>possible during the procedure,Yes. However, in your case, the deciding factor will be removing your phimotic skin, so no matter where it is (inner or outer), that skin must go. Where you have some choice is whether additional skin is removed aft or forward of the rng of phimotic skin.
I would say that retaining as much inner foreskin as possible is a good thing. Some doctors in europe disagree. Keeping the inner skin means that the joined skins (at the scar) will offer a sharp colour contrast. If you lose the inner foreskin, the skin is sjoined at the glans/rim so there is no sharp contrast of skin on the shaft when hard.
You can take a look at my site (sometimes unavialble thanks to yahoo):
http://www.geocities.com/halfclipThere is a section on partial circumcision in the "styles" section.