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Offline soundsgreat87

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #30 on: 2015-11-18 08:26:11 »
Alright, I promised pics ;D

It looks like the change in texture really did show up on camera! (Don't mind the greenish color, it's just a camera white balance artifact.)



Nice view of the meatus...



...and the side of the glans and inner foreskin.



I'm so excited to see visible results!

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #31 on: 2015-11-18 15:56:07 »
wow you can really see the difference!! keep it going its very interessting! (its been 4 month right?)

Is there a very big feeling difference compared to the start of the retraction?

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #32 on: 2015-11-18 19:01:21 »
Three months actually :D

I wouldn't say there's much of a feeling difference. My glans was never very sensitive to begin with, and I can't really notice any big difference compared to before.

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #33 on: 2015-11-20 13:38:37 »
What sort of cock ring are you using?
Permanently retracted since 1993

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #34 on: 2015-11-20 19:03:40 »
Just a plain old steel ring. It has a 2" internal diameter and I think 1/4" thickness. I bought it for $2.50 off amazon as a boat rigging ring ;D

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #35 on: 2015-11-21 09:03:22 »
Soundsgreat - progress is  admirable . As a  junior laboratory assistant
I worked with a chemist who was new to the industry we were working
in.  However he seemed to be able to direct the team successfully. Even
though often he was working on unknown territory. Soon it  was clear
he had an overall policy, when  tackling a problem - If one way did not work.
Then  turn about face , attempt another COMPLETELY OPPOSITE  approach.
So applying this concept to  withdrawing foreskins -
the  method used with SoundsGreat -
Is to  apply the cock ring behind the penis head,
Then move the foreskin down over the ring.
This then causes an increased  expansion behind the head as  shown on the
pictures displayed.
Yes! It means the head is exposed  but the  diameter of the foreskin is stretched.
This system may not  be  right for all chaps. Having said this,  no one system
or method  will be - size, design, skin thickness, foreskin all vary.
Check out the  websites  on this  claim - we are all different.

However, back to the withdrawal  of foreskin. The method below I have found easiest
Plan - To withdraw & retain the foreskin  from the penis head.
A Japanese  company  produces a  cylinder  unit design, its simple, and has the
provision for a series of the units to join up, to form as long a tower as required.
Hence  to retract  your foreskin into the correct position, 1,2,or 3 can be used.   
The concept is to apply the correct number of combined rings behind the  penis head,
then  move the foreskin  back towards over the ring units towards the head.
Using the correct  number of rings the foreskin then just  reaches the  head.
Using this concept, the head  is clear, the foreskin is not stretched in diameter, plus
the penis  looks and indeed feels circumcised. Over time the head  dries out plus the
skin  becomes toughened. Looks good too!  Stream lined rather than 'spare tyres!'
Research of the Chinese/Japanese  suppliers shows numerous concepts for withdrawing
foreskins, given  the numerous differences in men's  'members',  some are better than
others.  Out of the twenty or so ideas  available,  this above concept has been the
best  this writer has found. Obviously one has to get used to applying the ring its
position behind the head,  however all easy routines. 
SamWoe


   

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #36 on: 2015-11-22 21:14:54 »
Alright, I promised pics ;D

It looks like the change in texture really did show up on camera! (Don't mind the greenish color, it's just a camera white balance artifact.)


Nice view of the meatus...


...and the side of the glans and inner foreskin.


I'm so excited to see visible results!

Question: Is it normal that the part around the place where your frenulum once was is whiter than the rest of your glans? It looks a bit like vitiligo.

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #37 on: 2015-11-22 22:14:27 »
I think I do have vitiligo. These whitish patches appeared a few years ago (as well as some on my scrotum) out of nowhere. They don't itch or flake or feel any different, just.. a little white! My inner foreskin's also been lightening in color with a sharp line in coloration. My glans has too, but it's harder to see. It doesn't seem to be an effect of skinning back as the coloration change is very sharp and uneven, and has spread slowly.

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #38 on: 2015-11-23 16:21:23 »
Licchen sclerosus?

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #39 on: 2015-11-23 18:13:44 »
Definitely not. Other than the color change, there have been zero symptoms. No dryness, no irritation, no scarring. And there are a few spots on my scrotum too.

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #40 on: 2015-11-23 19:07:17 »
...
However, back to the withdrawal  of foreskin. The method below I have found easiest
Plan - To withdraw & retain the foreskin  from the penis head.
A Japanese  company  produces a  cylinder  unit design, its simple, and has the
provision for a series of the units to join up, to form as long a tower as required.
Hence  to retract  your foreskin into the correct position, 1,2,or 3 can be used.   
The concept is to apply the correct number of combined rings behind the  penis head,
then  move the foreskin  back towards over the ring units towards the head.
Using the correct  number of rings the foreskin then just  reaches the  head.
Using this concept, the head  is clear, the foreskin is not stretched in diameter, plus
the penis  looks and indeed feels circumcised. Over time the head  dries out plus the
skin  becomes toughened. Looks good too!  Stream lined rather than 'spare tyres!'
Research of the Chinese/Japanese  suppliers shows numerous concepts for withdrawing
foreskins, given  the numerous differences in men's  'members',  some are better than
others.  Out of the twenty or so ideas  available,  this above concept has been the
best  this writer has found. Obviously one has to get used to applying the ring its
position behind the head,  however all easy routines. 
SamWoe

I'm curious to know which devices you are talking about. Do you have any links to the manufacturers' sites?

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #41 on: 2015-11-25 09:20:11 »
Conversion  I found best for me -  very late in life!!
Click on AliExpress. AliBaba is the sister site which deals more
often with larger orders.  Search  for cock rings, penis & foreskin.
Study the sites & offers, two things to watch, variations in
price/terms for the same models on different suppliers.
Delivery from China is almost always top class, often 2 weeks.
Plus there is a  'satisfaction policy'   for handling disputes.
There are numerous designs and whilst  some may be better
for individuals, the same ones may not be OK for others.
One factor to bear in mind is size, the design concept might be
OK, however if too small in diameter for your tackle - then useless.
'Prepuce  the ring' - goes up to 22 mm -although I suspect could
enlarge with hot water. There are cylinder types too, which may
be  used in an interlocking tower method. The best  concepts
appear to be coming from Japan, where  withdrawal  of the
foreskin  rather than circumcision appears  the preferred option.
Naturally the earlier  withdrawal is started,  the easier, so that
these chaps 'with treated ' penises, grow older with  the foreskin
is almost set in place.- Off the head! Older converts will take longer,
need more attention.
Be aware any of the devices or methods one reads about  can
work for some, perhaps many, but  it is up to you  to  test & try
the best methods for you personally. Then to test over time. It is
worth it since  the end result is cleaner, better in my view sexually.
Certainly  it has advantages over circumcision.
Test, enjoy, choose the best for you.  Start on your conversion.
SamWoe

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #42 on: 2015-11-25 23:00:51 »
A somewhat unexpected but unsurprising result of having my skin back the past three months is that the opening is actually noticeably looser than before. Like, HOLY CRAP looser. It was never tight before (I could fit six fingers in after all), but now it's... well.

Here's a shaving cream canister cap. I didn't use to be able to roll my foreskin up the sides all the way because it was too tight. Now, it's no issue. I can also juuust about get all eight fingers in the end. Kind of amazing.

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #43 on: 2015-12-29 19:41:13 »
That makes some sense, as it's likely that the foreskin tends to naturally hold a tighter form, especially if left forward for long periods, as it would be accustomed to that position, and would likely wish to protect the glans by forming more of a tight enclosure. Leaving it retracted leaves the foreskin at a wider point, which would naturally encourage it to grow looser due to not having to close over to protect the glans.

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Re: My long-term retraction progress
« Reply #44 on: 2015-12-29 21:29:04 »
Exactly. I've seen lots of guys who retract for long periods, when they push their foreskin forward it's really loose, almost hanging away from the head at the tip.