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Written by Jim at 02 Apr 2002 05:21:23: Available at the doctor?
As an answer to: Re: Frenulum Breve written by Jake Booth at 01 Apr 2002 19:30:08:
>Hello Simon,
>This is a common condition to have. You say it has always been like that from as long as you can remember, well; if that is the case then there is every reason to believe that this is curable. For a long time I suffered like yuorself until I got help from the internet also. I will tell you how I have cured my problem.
>Take 10 minutes a day on average, preferably in the bath and stretch the end of yuor forskin. Pull it foward and hold it there for a few minutes, release, and then do it again a couple more times. Also, slide two fingers inside the forskin and stretch it by pulling outwards. Think of putting your fingers inside a ballon and widening the space.
>There may be a tight ring inside your forskin which needs widening, and by also pulling the foreskin foward it will slowly become more and more elastic and you will find that you are then able to pull it further back.
>When flacid (not erect) I did not used to be able to pull it back very far, and this cured after about 3 weeks of practicing every day. I still had pain when erect but kept up the treatment. Now when I am erect I can pull the foreskin all the way behind the head, but it is still a little tight. With more and more practise I believe this will be cured. That is my suggestion to you.
>Now others may suggest that you insert foreign objects in the foreskin and tape it into place for a day. I am not saying this is wrong, but I personally advise against it. If objects were supposed to be there they would be available by the doctor. Although it has worked for some people I'd go with the stretching for a few months first...you WILL see improvement if you have regular sessions. When it becomes more elastic try doing little things like pulling it back as far as it goes when going to the toilet, all these trivial things will help. Good luck,
>~ Jake BoothJake, you did a marvelous job of coaching our latest participant, but I must comment on your doubting of the use of devices.
If doctors were to make available devices, as you suggest they must for the devices to be acceptable, then how would they be able to hone their surgical skills while simultaneously assuring the production of income? They will continue to do what they know best, cut and collect.
On the other hand, here we have members who are intested in solving problems, not just eliminating them. Do you see the difference? None of us has any monetary interest in suggesting that someone create his own device. The suggestion of devices is certainly not completely foreign to the practice of medicine however. The sister practice of dentistry employs devices regularly, and certain specialties of medicine do likewise. It's simply a matter of economics which currently blinds most physicians to using them for foreskin stretching. It's much more expedient and profitable to cut and forget. If there were a way to hang a $500 price tag on film canisters, you'd see them prescribed regularly.