Am i having phimosis? (17 years old)
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bradlay89 ItsJustEthan
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I would see your doctor. I am more worried about the raw skin that the retraction.
Rob5151 ItsJustEthan
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Hi Ethan,
Seems like a mild phimosis. I guess you are soft in the photo & it's less retracted when you're hard.
The redness is either an infection or you have being pulling your foreskin back & made it separate. Do you have any smell, stinging or other feelings when retracted?
If you do see a doctor, be aware that circumcision should be down the list, not the first answer.
Feel free to dm me.
Rob.
ItsJustEthan Rob5151
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I don't feel pain whatsoever, only tightness when it's retracted and hard.
Rob5151 ItsJustEthan
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Ethan,
In that case it's just stage 4 phimosis (least severe). If you started puberty in your mid-late teens, there's still a chance you will grow out of this issue.
There is stretching techniques that help resolve the issue too, but it will take a few months at least to see resolution.
It more depends on how much this situation bothers you. Some guys live with it, others want it behind them.
Rob.