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Re: I need some advice, Please Help Me !

Written by halfclip at 22 Dec 2001 07:50:16:

As an answer to: Re: I need some advice, Please Help Me ! written by Jim at 21 Dec 2001 15:21:19:

according to your own words, would like to avoid surgery. Paul and I gave you the best advice known around the world to solve a situation like yours. It works when it is employed.

It is my understanding that the medical community agrees that the stretching and creams does not solve all phimosis problems, and that in some cases, it does not garantee re-occurance of phimosis. It also does not remove scarred tissue.

If one has a fairly severe case of phimosis, or scarred foreskin, is it fair to suggest the non surgical treatment ?

As far as the "quick fix" issue. Quick fix does not imply quick decision. If the male, after careful consideration, decides that getting the foreskin shortened will profvide him with a better outcome than stretching it, and as a side effect, will give him a fully functioning penis faster, is there anything wrong with this ?

Assuming that the strethcing were a viable solution for this person, we can argue on the benefits/disadvantages of having a short or long foreskin because in the end, this is what the male is faced with as a choice: stretch and retain long foreskin, or get a partial circ and get a short foreskin.

We are not talking about a radical circumcision that removes all of the inner foreskin, frenulum and makes the dick so tight it is stunted in length. We are talking about a small cosmetic circumcision that shortens the foreskin to a more cosmetically pleasing length and in doing so removes the phimosis.

If the person originally woudl have prefered not having a circumcision because he though it was an all or nothing thing, but upon being presented with the option of a partial circumcision, the person likes the idea very much, is there anything wrong with this ?

I can understand that some may be purist and consider any penis which has had a scalpel anywhere near it to be "mutilated". But these people should understand that some people have no problems with having the body improved surgically, especially if that solves a nagging problem.

Do poeple who oppose so vehemently circumcision also oppose piercings and tatoos or weird hairstyles/hair colouring ? We are not discussing decising to have a newborn circumcised, we are discussing about an adult choosing cosmetic surgery in a non-kneejerk fashion with informed decision making method.


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