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Re: Was my circumcision botched?

Written by Ivan at 04 May 2004 04:17:22:

As an answer to: Was my circumcision botched? written by Daniel at 04 May 2004 04:09:15:

>I was circumcised as a baby. Now I'm 20, and I have a question - I hope this makes sense, and I am quite serious in asking this question so please answer seriously.
>When flacid, my penis hangs quite noticably rotated to one side. This is not as pronounced when erect. On the under side of my penis, and I suspect every penis, there is a slight "line" down the middle, that goes down the scrotum. There is a "break" in the line where (I assume) the foreskin was removed. In my case, the line before and after that break does not match up. It is skewed almost 90 degrees, which i suspect is what is causing my problem.
>Is this possible? Is this genetic, or the product of a poor circumcision, or something else?
>It has been that way as long as I can remember. I hate the idea of changing one's body for vanity, but if it was a surgical goof, I would like to be normal. It is embarassing and I want to know if there is anything that can be done.
>Thank you for any info,
>Daniel

The line down the length of your penis is the raphe. In the womb you had a female form, but male hormones made the parts that become the labia and clitoris in women come together and form the penis - the line is where the oppsing sides come together. Yes, the raphe should be continuous - in fact it NEVER should have been cut. I can see what you're saying, but how much do you go showing it off anyway. If it's around men, they will politely avoid staring and if it's around a woman, it'll probably be erect. You stand a very large likelihood of doing more harm than good with additional surgery. But if you want to, have it checked out.


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