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Re: Some more phimosis/stretching questions...

Written by David_R at 01 Jul 2004 07:37:12:

As an answer to: Some more phimosis/stretching questions... written by Sam at 30 Jun 2004 18:53:19:

Sam, your descriptions of what you are seeing are excellent. The greatest tightness, the bit that is so narrow that it creates the pinhole is actually right where the so-called ridged band is. In the usual case, this part of the foreskin is tighter than the rest but this is due to a few muscle fibers in the skin- its purpose?? possibly to hold the foreskin closed over the glans but no one knows or sure. In any case, IF there are more fibrous elements in the foreskin and less elastic elements and muscle elements, the skin is thicker and on stretching a very visible white ring is seen and can be palpated as 'grisly' tissue lying just under the thin outer skin. This is what you have to stretch up. It's not easy but let me go over this so it is clear (I hope :-) ). Okay, skin back as far as you can and when the foreskin opening is as stretched as possible- and the tiny hole is as big as it will get- use a circular 'reaming' action in the hole and slowly advance the foreskin up over he finger. This does not stretch the hole directly but it does stretch the surrounding skin a little and that gives you the ability to press firmly onto the constricted hole, whose surrounding tissue has been slightly stretched. This then decreases the amount of resistance closest to the pinhole. Now comes the hard part. Using the smallest object- the little finger seems good for this- put the foreskin on the stretch again and try reaming the hole again, using circular motions. This really does work but you may have to do 15 min sessions two or three times a day. The hole will slowly stretch and once you can get the finger tip through the constricting band, you have made a great deal of progress. Use a little steroid cream as a lubricant and in a few days to a week or two you will be able to slide the foreskin onto your little finger and then you can sweep the finger tip into the foreskin and deep into the preputial sac. Once you have got that far, keep using the steroid cream as a lubricant and use larger circular motions to make the 'hole' bigger. Try to push two fingertips inside and if you can do that, you are home free because at this stage the skin wil start stretching up very quickly. Here is the bad news. MOST people with pinhole constrictions will not be able to get past the first step as the grissle is too tough and the foreskin will crack or tear with all the pressure. If it does, all is not lost- thanks to the steroid cream- but if repeated attempts at stretching do this, then there is very little chance of success. A circumcision is the only way to solve this and, as I keep saying over and over again, it is a great solution since it produces a wonderful penis anyway ---IF--- it is done by a knowledgeable surgeon. As Jake and I and others have said, there is nothing to fear about being circumcised unless you think masturbation will be your only outlet for all your life, but even then, a phimotic foreskin still will never let you feel what is available and thus is not really an answer to the problem. I hope this helps you. Email if you need further clarification as I can advise you 1) as a doctor 2) as someone who has done all this and opted for a circ.


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