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Re: Short Frenulum, I think

Written by AJ at 10 Jan 2004 21:59:56:

As an answer to: Re: Short Frenulum, I think written by Dave at 10 Jan 2004 21:15:42:

>Others say stretching may work over time.

I think in the history of this forum there have been one or maybe two geniune cases of successful stretching of the frenulum.

>Anyone know roughly what kind of time period we are talking about to see good results from stretching the frenulum?

>It simply won't go back any further without the kind of pain that makes me think something bad might happen.

>I've been considering a frenuloplasty, but am curious as to whether it is worth all the inconvenience of the stitches and protecting the wound afterwards. Are there any cosmetic benifits to surgery rather than ripping? (ie. will ripping leave scars or loose skin).

If you just have the frenulum slit or whatever, I would imagine you will probably end up with something like a "ripped" look. If you have it removed, then the tight bit of skin is just gone.

>I guess I'd just like a list of pros and cons to each method from folks who have been through it.
>Dave.

I had the frenulum removed a few years back. It was pretty much a no fuss deal - especially considering how much pain the thing caused me when it was there. I didn't have any stitches, it was cauterised. It took about a week to heal, I think. There is a lot of information on the internet from anti-circ sites that say the frenulum is the most sensitive part of the penis (they say that about the head too - they should make their minds up), but I found it is not the tight bit of skin, but rather the area that is pleasurable. The procedure itself took around 10 minutes.

Some people might tell you otherwise, but you don't need a circumcision for this type of problem. In regards to ripping: It's not uncommon. Generally it'll happen once or twice and that's it, but that's for those lucky guys that don't really have that tight of a frenulum. However, in some cases it can continue in a cycle, which is not so good. The pain and ripping depends on how tight it is. The tighter the frenulum, the worse the rip.

Hope this helps.


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