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Tight foreskin

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michael91135
michael91135

Hello everybody,

my foreskin is very tight, I am not able to retract it. This is the farthest I can get it back. Also, I think my frenulum might be too short and my foreskin is quite dry. What do you think?

Thank you

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  • ml66uk
    ml66uk michael91135

    Posted

    Firstly how old are you, and which country are you in?  The phimosis might be something that just fixes itself, especially if you're under 20, or you could also try stretching and a steroid cream.  If you also have a short frenulum (frenulum breve), that may need surgery (frenuloplasty).

    You seem to have a lot of white spots on the outside of your foreskin.  They're probably just Fordyce spots, but have they always been there?

    • michael91135
      michael91135 ml66uk

      Posted

      Thanks for your answer. I'm 20 from Germany. I guess I'll try to gently stretch it regularly and see how it progresses. Yes, those spots have always been there, they're all over my balls as well.

    • ml66uk
      ml66uk michael91135

      Posted

      If you're only 20, then it may well fix itself, but gentle stretching may fix it, and I'd see a doctor about using a steroid cream as well, and whether or not you have a short frenulum.  Even without the phimosis and possible frenulum breve, I'd consider seeing a doctor about all the spots btw - I don't think they're an issue, but it's unusual to have so many.

      If you were in America, you might well get a doctor or urologist suggesting circumcision as the first or only option, but it doesn't look like you'd need surgery except possibly for the short frenulum.

      It's possible to tear the frenulum btw (known in England as a snapped "banjo string"wink, so if sex is painful, then slow down and consider using lube - saliva works if you don't have anything handy.  I've torn my frenulum myself, and while it healed very well without surgery, it was painful and very embarrassing at the time, and I couldn't have sex for a few weeks afterwards.

      Don't be nervous about seeing a doctor btw.  Doctors have seen everything, including stuff muuuch more embarrassing than what it sounds like you have.  As I often point out here, women have to lie on their backs with their legs in the air on a regular basis, while a stranger looks inside them with a speculum and flashlight, so we men have it easy.  There are way too many men who won't see a doctor till they absolutely have to, and it's something we need to change.

    • ml66uk
      ml66uk

      Posted

      If you google "phimosis blog" btw, there are some stories of how people have fixed phimosis without surgery.

  • mike997
    mike997 michael91135

    Posted

    its common problem

    you can leave it

    you can try to retract it slowly over time using creams with help of doctor

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