Tight foreskin
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I really doubt there is any simple answer to this problem to be found here on TERB, but no harm in asking.
While I was cut as a baby, and don't have this problem, i did a quick search on google and found the following that might help you get started in looking into some possible solutions.
This really is a case where you want to ask your Doctor to arrange an appointment with a specialist. Likely a urologist who specializes in phimosis.
Here are a couple Toronto clinics that specialize in adult circumcision. They will likely be your best bet.
This one is a group of top dick doc's in Toronto. http://uuaurology.com/treatments-and-procedures/circumcision/ Seems like you can self-refer to this clinic via email. I know Dr. Hassouna and he is very brusque but knows his dicks and nerve issues! Have no idea of his surgical expertise but he is a published author on penile nerves etc.
Not sure if they deal in surgical repairs but for those who might be considering circumcision for themselves or their children etc (please no arguments on the ethics here) but here is a link to a "Gentle" Circumcision Clinic in Toronto. They use a procedure called "The Pollock Technique"
Maybe since you already had the surgical procedure, you might want to first ask your GP to try prescribing topical steroids for two months and see if they loosen things up enough. It might be that the circumcision surgery created scar tissue that has created that feeling of tightness? Often, corticosteroid creams applied over a few months can help to break down scar tissue and loosen up skin.
Here is a link to a Montreal Clinic that has some information on topical steroid cream therapy.
https://www.circoncisionmontreal.ca/en/phimosis-tight-foreskin/
"The most common corticosteroids used are hydrocortisone 2.5%, betamethasone 0.05%, triamcinolone 0.01%, and fluticasone propionate 0.05%.
The ointment is massaged into the affected areas twice daily for 6-8 weeks along with manual stretching/retraction twice daily. Once the foreskin can be fully retracted, the ointment is discontinued and manual daily retraction (during warm baths and urination) will prevent phimosis from recurring."
This is what I found vexing about OP's statement. How can foreskin be tight if it has been removed? Sounds like a botched circumcision.
So you are saying, in your expert medical opinion, that maybe he still has a twoskin? Or maybe just a oneskin?
As far as I understand, a proper circumcision removes the entire foreskin and none is left to roll over the glans.
I feel bad for you pal.
If it were me, I'd book a consult with one of the circumcision specialists above and then ask my Dr for some of the cream and try it while awaiting the specialist appointment and maybe right up to the week before surgery. Cream and stretching might work enough to aviod surgery.
From the baby years my Mom would put some oil and gently pull back the foreskin after baths.
Over time it gradually was able to come all the way back.
Once I hit puberty and even before I started excessive masturbation, the skin dethached from the head totally.
Wasn't sure this was normal and had to ask my doctor. He took a look and determined everything was fine.
As the head grew it became harder for the foreskin to stay over it.
Now it's totally not over the head and can only be pulled part of the way over before it recoils.
It's not tight behind the head either but comfortably loose.
I think as an older adult you can try the oil and gradual pulling back but maybe the penis has grown too much for the skin.
Last resort would be plastic surgery if you say you've already been circumcised.
Though I understand everyone else confusion of how one can be circumcised and still have a foreskin unless it was just partial.
Over time it gradually was able to come all the way back.
Once I hit puberty and even before I started excessive masturbation, the skin dethached from the head totally.
Wasn't sure this was normal and had to ask my doctor. He took a look and determined everything was fine.
As the head grew it became harder for the foreskin to stay over it.
Now it's totally not over the head and can only be pulled part of the way over before it recoils.
It's not tight behind the head either but comfortably loose.
I think as an older adult you can try the oil and gradual pulling back but maybe the penis has grown too much for the skin.
Last resort would be plastic surgery if you say you've already been circumcised.
Though I understand everyone else confusion of how one can be circumcised and still have a foreskin unless it was just partial.
Perhaps if you're not cut, and need some extra cash.....there's great demand for foreskins for high-end women's facial creams, or sell it to private bio-research laboratories and pharmaceutical companies.
http://www.foreskin.org/f4sale.htm
http://www.foreskin.org/f4sale.htm
I stretched mine when I was a teenager. That is, gradually pulling back the foreskin as far as it can go each day. If there was slight tearing, I'd stop, wait until its healed and then repeat. Now its completely retractable with no tightness, surgery is not necessary as the tissue there is meant to be stretchy, you just gotta "teach" it.
