permanent uncircumcised foreskin retraction

In your position I would research stretching methods. Your doctor could prescribe corticosteroids to assist. 

Hi David. Would you consider your foreskin both short and loose/wide? As mine is a little short and wide, I can see what you're talking about, although mine covers 2/3 of the glans most of the time and now and then peels back inside my jeans of no reason. Don't you think that stretching could make your foreskin even worse? I would be careful about adding cream which might contribute to make it even wider. I didn't manage to stretch mine to get any longer in the past even if I tried. I'm not sure if it's possible to get surgery to make it more narrow? I guess I used cream for tight foreskin when I was a kid and the result was the oposite, which may be just as annoying really. Probably masturbation and sex just made it even more so. Haha. Lots of guys stress about their tight foreskins without being aware that having a little bit tight skin is a good thing as it will get less tight by time. It's like a curtain that gets tired and worn out over the years... Let me know what you do and how it turns out 😊

Hi David, uhm - tricky issue!  I have been dealing with a foreskin that was too tight ALL my adult life, and due to a chronic skin condition, I still stretch it almost everyday.  I had Phimosis @ 15 / 16 YOA and could only expose the barest small part of my glans.  Your case could be something like your foreskin not naturally being long enough?

Interesting comment on the urologist!  Just goes to show: i.) how little medical professionals truly understand what patients are explaining; and, ii.) there is a fundamental overwhelming tendency for medical professionals to recommend surgery, even when there is no desire for such by the patient, or medical requirement for surgery!!!

So, what to do?  As Pepasan suggests, that natural solution I also would try is to add length to your foreskin so that it naturally falls-forward of the tip of your glans, every time.

Whatever you do, your FUNDAMENTAL to bare in mind is that if do take deliberate actions, your foreskin may never be the same as it is now, and, you may achieve something that you like even less than what you have now!

However, from my stand-point of deliberately having stretched my foreskin for 40+ years is that the beneficial effects outweigh any negative side-effects - unless wreckless, or dangerous levels of pressure are applied to any part of the skin (and internals) of the penis (and yes, I have been there too!).

If you decide to try stretching there are 2 I would suggest:  i.) draw the foreskin as far forward as it will comfortably go, hold for a few seconds and release; and, ii.) draw the entire skin of the shaft of the penis towards the base of penis (towards your body) - UNSURE you feel the stretch ONLY in your foreskin, NEVER apply excessive pressure on the glans as you can potentially rip the foreskin with excessive force!  Unless you try this when you are intoxicated, you will naturally develop a sense of when you are applying too much pressure.

As with any bodily excercise, start with gentle exploratory stretches, once you feel comfortable with what you are doing, add more repetitions, extend the amount of time you are holding the stretch, and multiply the sets of stretches you are doing per-day.  ALWAYS, have at least one day stretch, one day none.  The best time to do them is after/during a warm shower.

The dryness of the glans may simply be caused by too much exposure to soaps, gels, hair shampoo etc - while you are showering.  Each time you shower, draw the foreskin as far forward as it will go - AND only ever wash the exposed glans / foreskin with WATER only.

Good Luck ....