circumcision-related damage

Other circumcision-related damage may include:

Meatal stenosis: The normal meatus (urinary opening) in an intact penis is a long slit. When the infant's penis is deprived of its protective foreskin, the meatus can become ulcerated (irritated) by urine, feces and abrasion from diapers. Ulceration can lead to stenosis (narrowing) of the meatus. If the stenosis is severe and impedes urination, a boy may need a meatotomy (surgical reopening of the meatus).

Bowing/curvature of the penis: Uneven removal of tissue during circumcision can cause skin to be tighter on one side of the penis than the other. Bowing or curvature during erection can result. Curvatures can also be congenital (from birth) or the result of Peyronie's Disease.

Skin tags: These are portions of the foreskin that remain after an uneven circumcision.

Hemorrhage, infection, penile amputation, gender reassignment and death are other self-evident forms of damage.

Gouges/missing portions of the glans

Gouges/missing portions of the glans

Separation of the foreskin from the glans occurs naturally between birth and age 18, which is why forcible separation is not required for adult circumcision. Infant circumcision involves the forced separation of these structures, which can tear portions of the glans that are tightly adhered to the foreskin. Also, some circumcision devices (e.g., Sheldon clamp) can sever all or part of the glans, or fail to shield the glans from the scalpel used to remove the foreskin.

Foreballs

• Enjoy the renewed sensual sensitivity of a covered glans.
• A reliable, proven method for successful non-surgical penile shaft tissue expansion.
• Let gravity do the work.
• Available without a prescription.
• Manufactured of hypo-allergenic stainless steel.
• Design allows for user-friendly, weighted stretching process.
• Chemical and bacteria resistant; easy to keep clean.
• Complete instructions provided.

FOREBALLS consists of two stainless steel bearings joined by a 1/4" diameter x 3/4 " long stainless steel rod. The rod and welding add a bit to the overall weight.

FOREBALLS requires some loose skin or a foreskin in which to insert the smaller ball and to tape the tissue between them. FOREBALLS must be removed to urinate.

The standard FOREBALLS set weighs about 7.5 oz (a 1" diameter ball and a 1-1/4" diameter ball). Some other popularly requested sets weigh about 10 oz (two 1-1/4" diameter balls); and another at about 12.5 oz (a 1-1/4" ball and a 1-1/2" ball). Sets can be made with most any combination of ball bearings (based on availabillity).

Personally : I have not tried this device and the P.U.D seems a better deal for your money!

No Skin Mobility

No skin mobility; Scarring

Below: This photograph shows the lack of skin mobility during erection of a circumcised penis. Note the dark scar where the foreskin was amputated.

This tightness and the unnatural dryness of the penile shaft and head causes some men (and their partners) pain, abrasion, and bleeding during sex. Breaks in the skin are an effective way to transmit and contract sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV

Below: These five photographs show how the shaft skin of
an intact (non-circumcised) penis moves during sexual activity.

Anonymous photo taken from usenet news.

Range of skin movement marked by point A is several inches back and forth.
Note how point B moves and the end of the foreskin widens to accommodate
the head of the penis. Notice the smooth texture of the head of the penis.
The moist mucosal surface of the foreskin and glans is similar to that
of the female labia and vagina.

Personally
Until i started restoring i had mo idea the skin could be mobile (slide freely on the Shaft)
it was only after 6 months i discovered the skin slid smoothly if only a little on the shaft and now after a year restoring the difference is massively obvious and i refer to it as "the Glide" .

"The Glide" alone is Reason to restore in my opinion
For Example "during masturbation the enjoyable feeling of a thin layer of skin gliding back and forth over the veiny shaft and rather than my hand rubbing against the frenum and head the exquisite feel of the "Foreskin" bunching and rolling over the head is personally preferable by a long margin"

Pigmentation variations

Pigmentation variations

The pigmentation of the epidermal tissue of the penile shaft is often different from that of the mucosal tissue of the glans and inner foreskin. In the intact penis, only the epidermal tissue of the penile shaft and outer foreskin are visible. The pigmentation of this tissue is usually consistent. Only when the foreskin is retracted, and the glans is exposed, does any pigmentation difference become noticeable

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In a circumcised penis, any difference in pigmentation (between the epidermal tissue and that of the mucosal tissue of the glans and remaining inner foreskin) is readily and permanently visible. Stark contrasts in skin tone can be a source of embarrassment and self-esteem issues for some circumcised males.

P.U.D

Foreskin restoration is accomplished by taping shaft skin to this weighted product and letting gravity go to work. Some men see progress within two months and have their desired goal reached in approximately 12 to 24 months, depending on the weight and hours used per day and the amount of skin they have to start with.

While wearing the P.U.D. Tugger or P.U.D. GP, 2-4 inches are added to your perceived size. For a discreet appearance, loose fitting clothes are recommended.All of our products come with a urinary passage so removal during urination is not necessary. All P.U.D. Tuggers and GPs include a hook attachment to allow the use of additional weight in stretching the foreskin. P.U.D. products are not recommended for use while sleeping, doing heavy exercise, or in the presence of dangerous equipment. Personally i haven't tried this device and taping can be difficult defiantly for post t tape restorers.

Keratinization

Keratinization The glans (penile head) is normally an internal organ protected by the moist mucosal tissue of the prepuce (foreskin). Without the foreskin, the glans is exposed to the outer environment (air, soap, clothing, sun, etc.). The glans dries out and develops several extra layers of skin (keratinization).1 Compare the dry, cracked appearance of the glans of a circumcised penis (upper right) with the moist mucosal end of the glans of an intact penis (lower right). The unnatural dryness of the circumcised penis can cause abrasion and bleeding during sex, whereas the moistness of the intact penis makes sex more comfortable, especially during penetration. For women with circumcised male partners, the problem of 'vaginal dryness' during sex may also be partly attributable to the unnatural dryness of the circumcised penis. Besides removing the densely nerve-laden foreskin, circumcision removes 50% of the penile shaft skin and associated nerve endings.2 The exposed glans then keratinizes, causing further loss of sensation. Many circumcised men in the Awakenings survey3 reported that desensitization caused them to abandon or bypass the subtler pleasures of genital foreplay in favor of immediate intercourse, which would offer them greater stimulation. They often hurried through intercourse, however — often needing extraordinary and sometimes violent thrusting — to obtain sufficient stimulation for both pleasure and orgasm. Other men reported frequent reliance on behaviors offering more stimulation than vaginal sex (e.g., oral sex, anal sex or masturbation) or compensating for diminished quality of sexual response with quantity (sexual compulsivity). Eventually, keratinization occurs even after adult circumcision. It can also occur in intact men with short foreskins or those who habitually wear their foreskin in the retracted position. Imagine how different female sexual response would be if the clitoral hood (female foreskin) and the labia were removed. Exposure of the clitoris to the constant effects of the outer environment would approximate the effects of male circumcision.

Circumcised penis (top view)

Intact penis (end view)