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Written by Ivan at 10 Apr 2005 00:47:59: Re: How far should a foreskin be retractible
As an answer to: Re: How far should a foreskin be retractible written by Thusitha Priyantha at 09 Apr 2005 19:30:28:
>>My foreskin has quite a bit of overhang. Even when erect it covers almost the entire glans. The foreskin is not extremely wide. Also it will not remain retracted by itself. Once the foreskin is pulled behind the head of my erect penis, it will not remain in that position. It will just roll back over the glans. Is this normal?
Yes, very normal - both the frenulum and the frenar band, as well as the general stretchiness of the foreskin cause it to do that. This is both to protect the glans aafter a nonsexual retraction (as for peeing) and so that it will roll back and forth during sex.
>>My erect penis looks quite a lot like this image. When a foreskin is retracted, is just below the glans the maximum like in the picture or should a foreskin be able to move further? When flaccid this is not a problem, however retracting the foreskin further than shown in the picture when my penis is erect does give me some pain. A white band is noticable on the foreskin around my penis.
Okay, I don't see a picture, but what you have described is normal but perhaps not optimal. The white band should be the frenar band - that 's fine. You may need to do some stretching to get both the frenulum and foreskin to grow a bit.
>>A couple of months ago, my frenulum was lengthened by means of an incision. However if I were to retract my foreskin further than shown in the picture, the head of my penis does deform a little. Can my frenulum still be to short? Is this white band an indication of a slight phimosis? Is a foreskin still strechable at my age(28)?
Yes, the frenuklum and foreskin can both easily be made to grow through stretching. Many men much older than yourself have used stretching to recreate a foreskin from the remnants left after circumcision. You are very close to total mobility stretching will halp you grow a bit looser (I should think masturbation or sex would be enough in themselves). You can make it happen a bit faster with some betamethasone cream - just a tiny smear per the directions is enough.
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>>Thanx J