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Title: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: penismaster21 on 2018-12-04 12:20:44
Hi, I am very interested in foreskin retraction, but I have a couple of questions, and I would really like to get some insights.

1) how do you guys masturbate? Uncircumcised guys masturbate by rolling the foreskin up and down, but circumcised guys often just use lube and run over the head too? I also see some circumcised guys in porn masturbate by just jerking behind the glans. Idk, it's just really confusing. Or can I just roll it back but masturbate like an uncircumcised person (pulling the skin forward during masturbation only)?

2) I have also heard of stories which says some guys roll back for a certain period of time. Then the foreskin gets so tight that they end up having to circumcise? That sounds really scary. Can someone advise on this? I do know for a fact that the foreskin will adjust to the size it is being wrapped around. The foreskin will contract if it is pulled back, since it is not stretched by the size of the glans, and it will also get shorter, from some stories and anecdotes that say that the skin naturally stays back after a long time. But this forced circumcision from the blood flow being restricted and skin getting too right really scares me, and this is where my biggest concern comes about.

3) I have seen some photos where the glans look really flaky as progress pics. Are those just glans in the midst of hardening, and the flaky skin will fall off and it will look normal after that?

4) is it true that pulling back can aid in the head getting bigger since there isn't the foreskin to restrict it from "growing"?

5) is the desensitisation permanent? If I roll it forward after an extended period of time, will the sensitivity come back?

Really hope you guys can answer my questions, and help me to make an informed decision, cause I really wish to do this safely. If it matters, I'm one of the lucky few who can roll the foreskin back and it'll just stay there without slipping back down. I don't have any issues with tight or loose foreskin as well.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: Dicsolovag on 2018-12-04 17:44:56
Hi.

I can only recommend to keep it retracted.
Better in any way.
But I'd like to share my experience, and I hope I can answer those questions.

1) I do masturbate besides the fact that I have a wife and an active sexual life. The method depends on the mood. Its not like you have to stick to a certain masturbation technique just to protect your progress.
If you want permanent retraction some time later then I recommend that however you do it, spend time to restore the clean, dry and pulled back state after it.
On methods. If you are using any rings and stuff then you probably should take them off before.
Obviously spoon method will be scrumbled and you need to restore that after.
I in fact now am able to keep it retracted by just simply pulling back. So no matter how jucy the event was I just clean it dry and it stays.
If i masturbate with my foreskin, I use lube and that feels like old ways. But I really like the cut guys way too.
I pull bak my skin with my feft hand and with lots of lube i grab and rub my whole stuff but mainly taking time over thd glans.

2) That is true if you leave it forward for a while it can ruin your progress. But to get circ at the end, nah that should be a serious phimosis which does not occur that fast.

3) Flasky?
Yeah as the skin dries out it can change the look of the glans but for the good i guess.

4) yeah. totally true. Mine is bigger too. not so noticable but helps the skin stay behind. I like it.

5) Havent tried that. I would say yes. But it doesn't mean that you wont feel a thing from now on. It means 10 extra minutes for me in sex. And the feeling that I cant tell during the day that is my foreskin still back?
You totally will feel your partner as good as previously.

I hope I helped.
Good luck.
You can keep us updated of your progress.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: Hazeleye on 2018-12-05 06:03:16
Dicsolovag has provided a comprehensive response to your inquiries, penismaster 21. I can only add my further experiences:

1. As far as how to masturbate, my suggestion would be original and do whatever pleases you at the moment. After all, most guys get quite bored doing the exact same thing over and over.

2. As you suggest, the foreskin pulled back will loosen further, with no problem as long as extreme phimosis is not involved. The foreskin will not shrink in size to create phimosis any time it is pulled back; it will only get looser. It is a myth that being pulled back creates a shorter foreskin. While it may appear to be shorter when pulled forward, this is due to wrinkling of the shaft skin (especially so if steps have been taken to do so).

3. As far as the glans being flaky, that depends on each guy's response. I once was continuously pulled back for 30 years and originally did experience a slight amount during the initial keratinization period, but after awhile did not appear any different than normal.

4. Most guys do experience flaring of the glans when they have been fully exposed for a long time. Again, this is an individual trait as to the amount.

5. As far as the desensitization goes, yes, if you stayed pulled forward for a number of years it will return. Maybe not as much as before being pulled back, but it will return. Of course, as one gets older, sensitivity lessens at any rate. I only wished that when I was pulled back that I had the desenitization that Dicsolovag described! I still needed desenitizing product to permit for longer action. Some like to be pulled back for a period, then being forward for a period. This will give a median of sensitivity, not as sharp nor as dull.

All the best penismaster 21 in your endeavours!
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: thesevenpointfive on 2018-12-05 13:31:25
1   You can masturbate like a cut guy, but why change what you do, if you want to try and do that, it’s a good experience and will give you a feel as to how it feels. I hold the skin back and do that. If your, head is dry enough you don’t need lube as the head is harder.

2   No the skin will not get tight, it will become loser, some who have tried this have had issues with pulling there skins back, and when they do have trouble getting it back over, but that is rare. The skin will get lose,  I am afraid will not get shorter, where is the skin to go, it doesn’t disappear. Also you keep mentioning circ’ed, some people say that after years of being pulled back, you might consider it, but its your choice

3   The head will dry out, not sure I have seen flaky. The colour changes, from a deepish red, some to purple some to a faded red, but this is different for each person.

4   I am 50/50 on this, at one stage I though not, but recently with some serious prolonged pulled back, the shape and size has changed, it a subtle change, but picture I have show the difference. What you want is the head to flare which aids with the retraction.

5    Like most I don’t think it really is, I think, that if you do it for long you do lose some sensitivity. I feel that an Inch of skin behind my corona has changed and looks dry, and if I do get my skin to go forward, I have noticed that the head is still dry and the skin over it is dry. That is just my experience 

6   The question I would ask you, is why do you want to start, it does not hurt but takes effort. Choose a method that suits you, you may have to experiment with a few. You will have to work at it as It will take time, but then one day you will forget you are back and feel better. Again, as you mention circumcision, if you feel a few years don the road that you like keeping it back and you have done so for years, then consider it, but remember you don’t get the skin back
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: jdm on 2018-12-06 06:07:53

1) how do you guys masturbate? Uncircumcised guys masturbate by rolling the foreskin up and down, but circumcised guys often just use lube and run over the head too? I also see some circumcised guys in porn masturbate by just jerking behind the glans. Idk, it's just really confusing. Or can I just roll it back but masturbate like an uncircumcised person (pulling the skin forward during masturbation only)?
You can masturbate however you want. If your goal is the fastest possible path to permanent retraction, then keeping it pulled back all the time, even when masturbating, is probably your best bet. But if you're not in that much of a hurry, you can roll the foreskin up and down to masturbate. But I would recommend that you always pull it well back after you finish, and leave it pulled back. Because this will help the foreskin to more quickly adapt to the pulled back position, as it relaxes into it after you orgasm. I am an intermittent retracter. So I sometimes stay retracted for weeks or months, then go back to the covered position. I tend to masturbate by either rolling the skin on and off of the head, or by keeping it pulled back, and just jerking it behind the head. Usually when I'm in a retracted phase, I will keep the foreskin retracted during masturbation. If I'm in a covered phase, I could go either way, depending on my mood. If you're using the tape, or liquid latex method, than you obviously have to keep retracted during masturbation.



2) I have also heard of stories which says some guys roll back for a certain period of time. Then the foreskin gets so tight that they end up having to circumcise? That sounds really scary. Can someone advise on this? I do know for a fact that the foreskin will adjust to the size it is being wrapped around. The foreskin will contract if it is pulled back, since it is not stretched by the size of the glans, and it will also get shorter, from some stories and anecdotes that say that the skin naturally stays back after a long time. But this forced circumcision from the blood flow being restricted and skin getting too right really scares me, and this is where my biggest concern comes about.

You are talking about paraphimosis. This condition occurs with men who have a phimosis (the opening at the tip of their foreskin is too tight) and still pull back the foreskin behind the glans. In this situation, when the head swells, the foreskin can become trapped behind the glans, and restrict blood supply to the glans. But if you can comfortably pull the foreskin behind the glans when you are erect, you have nothing to worry about.


3) I have seen some photos where the glans look really flaky as progress pics. Are those just glans in the midst of hardening, and the flaky skin will fall off and it will look normal after that?
Flakiness is not common, except during a transitional phase. But the glans will dry out, and keratinize (develop a thicker/tougher outer layer) the longer that you keep it exposed. This will tend to result in a more wrinkled appearance when flaccid, but should still look smooth when erect. The color will also tend to change to more closely resemble that of your shaft. Just look at how circumcised glans look, and you will get a reasonable idea of what to expect.


4) is it true that pulling back can aid in the head getting bigger since there isn't the foreskin to restrict it from "growing"?
That is a subject of much debate. I think that for some this may be true. But for others, not so much.


5) is the desensitisation permanent? If I roll it forward after an extended period of time, will the sensitivity come back?
It will definitely come back. Just look at all the accounts of men who do "foreskin restoration". Being an intermittent retracter, I see my sensitivity change white a bit when I go back and forth from log term retraction to covered, and back. In my case, it never gets back to quite the level of sensitivity that it had before I started retracting. But that might be because I never stop retracting for all that long. All I can say for sure is that the more you stay retracted, the more your sensitivity will decrease. The more you stay covered, the more it will tend to increase. In either case, based on my experience, the sensitivity is always quite good.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: penismaster21 on 2018-12-08 15:24:30
1   You can masturbate like a cut guy, but why change what you do, if you want to try and do that, it’s a good experience and will give you a feel as to how it feels. I hold the skin back and do that. If your, head is dry enough you don’t need lube as the head is harder.

2   No the skin will not get tight, it will become loser, some who have tried this have had issues with pulling there skins back, and when they do have trouble getting it back over, but that is rare. The skin will get lose,  I am afraid will not get shorter, where is the skin to go, it doesn’t disappear. Also you keep mentioning circ’ed, some people say that after years of being pulled back, you might consider it, but its your choice

3   The head will dry out, not sure I have seen flaky. The colour changes, from a deepish red, some to purple some to a faded red, but this is different for each person.

4   I am 50/50 on this, at one stage I though not, but recently with some serious prolonged pulled back, the shape and size has changed, it a subtle change, but picture I have show the difference. What you want is the head to flare which aids with the retraction.

5    Like most I don’t think it really is, I think, that if you do it for long you do lose some sensitivity. I feel that an Inch of skin behind my corona has changed and looks dry, and if I do get my skin to go forward, I have noticed that the head is still dry and the skin over it is dry. That is just my experience 

6   The question I would ask you, is why do you want to start, it does not hurt but takes effort. Choose a method that suits you, you may have to experiment with a few. You will have to work at it as It will take time, but then one day you will forget you are back and feel better. Again, as you mention circumcision, if you feel a few years don the road that you like keeping it back and you have done so for years, then consider it, but remember you don’t get the skin back

Can I ask what you mean by the skin becoming looser? I don't want my foreskin to be too loose if I'm doing permanent retraction.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: penismaster21 on 2018-12-08 15:29:18
You can masturbate however you want. If your goal is the fastest possible path to permanent retraction, then keeping it pulled back all the time, even when masturbating, is probably your best bet. But if you're not in that much of a hurry, you can roll the foreskin up and down to masturbate. But I would recommend that you always pull it well back after you finish, and leave it pulled back. Because this will help the foreskin to more quickly adapt to the pulled back position, as it relaxes into it after you orgasm. I am an intermittent retracter. So I sometimes stay retracted for weeks or months, then go back to the covered position. I tend to masturbate by either rolling the skin on and off of the head, or by keeping it pulled back, and just jerking it behind the head. Usually when I'm in a retracted phase, I will keep the foreskin retracted during masturbation. If I'm in a covered phase, I could go either way, depending on my mood. If you're using the tape, or liquid latex method, than you obviously have to keep retracted during masturbation.


You are talking about paraphimosis. This condition occurs with men who have a phimosis (the opening at the tip of their foreskin is too tight) and still pull back the foreskin behind the glans. In this situation, when the head swells, the foreskin can become trapped behind the glans, and restrict blood supply to the glans. But if you can comfortably pull the foreskin behind the glans when you are erect, you have nothing to worry about.

Flakiness is not common, except during a transitional phase. But the glans will dry out, and keratinize (develop a thicker/tougher outer layer) the longer that you keep it exposed. This will tend to result in a more wrinkled appearance when flaccid, but should still look smooth when erect. The color will also tend to change to more closely resemble that of your shaft. Just look at how circumcised glans look, and you will get a reasonable idea of what to expect.

That is a subject of much debate. I think that for some this may be true. But for others, not so much.

It will definitely come back. Just look at all the accounts of men who do "foreskin restoration". Being an intermittent retracter, I see my sensitivity change white a bit when I go back and forth from log term retraction to covered, and back. In my case, it never gets back to quite the level of sensitivity that it had before I started retracting. But that might be because I never stop retracting for all that long. All I can say for sure is that the more you stay retracted, the more your sensitivity will decrease. The more you stay covered, the more it will tend to increase. In either case, based on my experience, the sensitivity is always quite good.

Hi, thank you for taking the time to answer all the questions. Regarding my first question, which also relates to how to roll back, is it ok if I just leave it if my foreskin can stay behind my glans without rolling over in a flaccid state? Or do I have to tuck it in nicely using rings and stuff? The rate at which I become desensitized is not an issue, since I'm most likely doing this long-term. Reason I'm asking is because when I roll it over, I sometimes can see my inner foreskin. Is that supposed to happen? Hope I'm explaining myself clearly here.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: TapedStick on 2018-12-12 19:11:26
The ridged band will become looser over time with you pulling back permanently. This can affect the amount of pleasure from masturbation, as the area has a lot of nerves (it's not just the coronal nerves that contribute to pleasurable sensations during sex and masturbation). This is why I'm an intermittent "recreational" retractor personally. I want to maintain full sensitivity.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: penismaster21 on 2018-12-15 13:51:37
The ridged band will become looser over time with you pulling back permanently. This can affect the amount of pleasure from masturbation, as the area has a lot of nerves (it's not just the coronal nerves that contribute to pleasurable sensations during sex and masturbation). This is why I'm an intermittent "recreational" retractor personally. I want to maintain full sensitivity.

Yes, this is the part I don't get. Why will the ridged band get looser when doing permanent retraction? Is there anything I can do to avoid it?
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: soundsgreat87 on 2018-12-15 18:25:41
The skin just expands. It's like putting a rubberband around something and leaving it there for a while - when you take the rubberband off, it'll be looser.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: Hazeleye on 2018-12-16 04:32:36
Yes, this is the part I don't get. Why will the ridged band get looser when doing permanent retraction? Is there anything I can do to avoid it?
Personally, I also don't quite understand the ability to stretch and "loosen" the frenulum as quoted by TapedStick, and others on here. Originally when I thinned this band many years ago I did not notice the thin fibers that are in it as I noticed more recently when I cut the remaining thickness. I can understand how the skin around this band may be stretched, but not the band itself. The frenulum is like any other tendon, not being stretchable on its own.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: soundsgreat87 on 2018-12-16 06:38:21
The ridged band is not the frenulum - it's the loop around the end of the foreskin.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: GarethUK on 2018-12-21 17:54:47
Just a quick reply on regaining sensitivity - one of the main reasons why I go retracted is because I enjoy the feeling of my head being naked and love the sensation. After a while though, the feeling wears off so I cover over again for a few days so I can just start all over again! It usually just takes a day or so to get back to "normal".
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: Kylar on 2018-12-22 15:41:57
Just a quick reply on regaining sensitivity - one of the main reasons why I go retracted is because I enjoy the feeling of my head being naked and love the sensation. After a while though, the feeling wears off so I cover over again for a few days so I can just start all over again! It usually just takes a day or so to get back to "normal".

Same :)
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: thesevenpointfive on 2018-12-24 09:06:12
Just a quick reply on regaining sensitivity - one of the main reasons why I go retracted is because I enjoy the feeling of my head being naked and love the sensation. After a while though, the feeling wears off so I cover over again for a few days so I can just start all over again! It usually just takes a day or so to get back to "normal".
I don't get that, my skin is so dry that there is no feeling, perhaps if i leave it for weeks, but i shower and retract most of the time so the head will get dry again
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: gguhoa on 2018-12-24 22:14:40
Hi,

as someone who was actually not convinced about being perma retracted but eventually became one, I hope my answers help you.


1) There are no real ristriction how you masturbate. Unlike getting circucmcised, your foreskin doesn't go anywhere and it is still there to be used - if you will - as it has been being used. Personally I don't masturbate anymore by gliding foreskin over the glans as I used to. I use one hand to pull the skin down tightly and then use my other hand to make a ring (like ok sign) and slide it over inner foreskin. And I masturbate completely dry with no lubes or so.

2) Sorry I haven't really retracted that long and can't really tell if this happens.

3) At very beginning or sometimes later you will experience glans peeling. The flaky skin comes more from that rather than permanent feature. Although your glans skin eventually gets more "scaly" over the time.

4) I haven't experienced it myself but I think it also requires a lot time to experience such effect unless you have been retracting already from your teen typical growing age. Judging from circumcised at birth guys, it seems lack of foreskin covering glans definitely seems to help corona to flare out more

5) Many people on this forum says it takes long time to recover certain amount of sensitivity by covering the glans but you can't really go back to where you started.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: PermanetlyBareKnob on 2018-12-28 07:26:03
1.  It varies.  Most of the time I masturbate close to the way a circumcised guy would masturbate, with my skin held back, and either stroking with or without lube, or jacking the shaft skin behind the glans.  Sometimes I will still use my foreskin, but my foreskin is pretty short, so even when I use it, I usually only pull it up as far as the sulcus, not up and over the glans.

2.  There is a problem called paraphimposis.  Some men have very tight tips of their foreskin, and if it is ratracted behind their corona, it can be difficult to pull the foreskin forword again.  This can be a serious issue, so if your foreskin is very tight, you should use caution.  Separately, I began retracting before my penis grew to its full size in puberty so I think that resulted in a shorter than normal foreskin and now my foreskin often stays retracted on its own without any specific retraction mechanism, but that is quite different from paraphimosis.

3.  When I first began long term retracting, I did indeed experience some peeling on my glans and inner foreskin, but this only lasted a short period of time, and has only recurred very rarely, and only if I kept my glans fully and continuously covered for an extended period of time before returning to retracting.  A few days or weeks of covered glans hasn’t been enough to cause a recurrence of peeling in my experience.

4. I started retracting intermittetly during puberty and more or less permanently in my 30s.  I haven’t noticed a significant difference in the size or shape of my glans, but the color and texture of my glans changed dramatically and is now pretty much indisingishable from a circumcised glans, pale purple and silky, rather than dark purple and sticky.

5. I am not aware of a change in senstivity, but I began retracting long ago so its difficult to know for sure what may have changed.  I do know that now that my glans and inner foreskin have been exposed for a long time, direct stimulation such as a stoking with or without lube feels very good and never overly sensitive or painful.  I’m quite happy with my sensitivity uncircumcised with a permanently exposed glans and I suspect that I’d also be happy circumcised, but I have no interest or desire to go back to having my glans fully covered all the time.

It’s quite likely that my foreskin retraction has permanently stretched out the end of my foreskin.  In intact men who don’t regularly retract, the tip of the foreskin has some sphincter muscles that will contstrict, and in doing so will pull the foreskin all the way to the tip of the glans and pull in tight.  Any retraction method that keeps your foreskin behind your glans for an extended period of time will stretch out this sphincter so it is the diameter of your shaft.  In my case, it means that even when I’m not retracted, my foreskin doesn’t have a strong tendency to pull itself fully closed beyond the tip of my glans.  It tends to just cover about 1/2 to 1/3 of my glans, roughly the place where my glans is the same diameter as my shaft. This means the tip of my glans is virtually never covered, even in the rare times I’m not retracting.

I have no regrets at all.  I love the way my penis looks with the glans always exposed and it feels great for masturbation and partnered sex.  It’s good to be cautious, but if you are on this forum, I suspect that you will really enjoy living pulled back as the rest of us do.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: gaybox on 2019-01-03 00:28:33
On question 1:
Basic masturbation (model adolescent) is rubbing foreskin over glans. I sure had to, in my younger years, just looking at my bare glans would hurt. I could not shower with my glans exposed, as every drop of water was like an arrow hitting. Later, when all calmed down a bit down there and I could actually enjoy doing it, without spurting to orgasm, I found out, glans and foreskin have different sensations. (On my model at least...) It is like always having been used to drinking bacardi and coke mixed. Always the same mix. When you retract, you have more choices in the mix. You can do a bit of bacardi, and then a bit of coke. Or the other way round. Masturbation comes with variable flavors when retracted. The quicky still works fine (you can't sweat it out, and always good for health to do it). For me that is foreskin. But the "let's enjoy this for a while" became a lot nicer with the velvet soft touch of my glans. With lube, the old shower feeling comes back a bit. I rarely use it. There were times where I did not bother staying retracted. The old sensitivity came back. The difference is however simple. You can play the piano with one hand. Or with two. Retracted, you extend the keyboard. Place for two hands, and more variation in music. You will still be able to play a simple polka. Even with one hand. Yet, some like grand piano's, others are more comfortable with a whistle. All up to you.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: jdm on 2019-01-14 10:29:01

Hi, thank you for taking the time to answer all the questions. Regarding my first question, which also relates to how to roll back, is it ok if I just leave it if my foreskin can stay behind my glans without rolling over in a flaccid state? Or do I have to tuck it in nicely using rings and stuff? The rate at which I become desensitized is not an issue, since I'm most likely doing this long-term.
Of course you can just leave it retracted without using any rings, or tucking. If it works for you. For many of us, the foreskin will not stay behind the glans without using a ring or other device to keep it there. If yours will stay on its own, all the better. But this may change over time, as the rigid band at the tip of your foreskin expands. When it loosens up, you may find that it will no longer stay behind the glans without some sort of assistance from a ring, or other device.

Reason I'm asking is because when I roll it over, I sometimes can see my inner foreskin. Is that supposed to happen? Hope I'm explaining myself clearly here.
I'm not sure if I understand what you mean here. Are you saying that your inner foreskin is becoming visible while it is covering the glans, or when the glans is uncovered? Please try to rephrase the question.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: __ on 2019-07-04 20:19:08
Hi, my contribution to this interesting thread for the ones who want to start ...

1) how do you guys masturbate? Uncircumcised guys masturbate by rolling the foreskin up and down, but circumcised guys often just use lube and run over the head too? I also see some circumcised guys in porn masturbate by just jerking behind the glans. Idk, it's just really confusing. Or can I just roll it back but masturbate like an uncircumcised person (pulling the skin forward during masturbation only)?

Before retracting, I used to masturbate by moving the foreskin up and down with 2 fingers on the glans, without ever pulling back. This is a childhood habit that I carried over to the adult world. I kept using this technique initially, but also started exploring the ones I saw used in porn by cut guys. As the glans gradually desensitized, I started jerking the foreskin on the shaft while pulled back. It gave a better buildup because the inner foreskin had retained more sensitivity than the glans. The glans was still the trigger for finishing though, so I usually reverted to covering it just before cumming.
After years of exposure the inner foreskin finally lost sensitivity and thickened, so rubbing it over the glans was not generating anything useful.
I finally settled on a lube method where I stroke the whole penis, and it gives a good orgasm even if it is definitely less "sharp" than the ones when I was still covered, but creates deep sensation.
So you see the masturbation technique in my case had to evolve as my penis changed. You have to adapt.


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2) I have also heard of stories which says some guys roll back for a certain period of time. Then the foreskin gets so tight that they end up having to circumcise? That sounds really scary. Can someone advise on this? I do know for a fact that the foreskin will adjust to the size it is being wrapped around. The foreskin will contract if it is pulled back, since it is not stretched by the size of the glans, and it will also get shorter, from some stories and anecdotes that say that the skin naturally stays back after a long time. But this forced circumcision from the blood flow being restricted and skin getting too right really scares me, and this is where my biggest concern comes about.

This has not happened to me. In fact, the puckered end of the foreskin has dilated from being on the shaft for so long. My prepuce used to be very snug-fitting, this is no longer the case now. If I cover, the meatus will be well exposed whereas I sported a little "elephant trunk" before. I wonder if the looser fit of the foreskin did not contribute to the loss of usefulness for wanking.

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3) I have seen some photos where the glans look really flaky as progress pics. Are those just glans in the midst of hardening, and the flaky skin will fall off and it will look normal after that?

This has never happened to me. What happened is that the glans went through many textures over the years, before stabilizing to a pink soft state. In the first years it went through a discolored and unhealthy corpse-like tint, before turning grey-blue. The healthy pink color came much later.

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4) is it true that pulling back can aid in the head getting bigger since there isn't the foreskin to restrict it from "growing"?
I think not, at least it didn't happen to me ! However since the foreskin is so lax, it does retract fully and painlessly far up the shaft now. Erections and sex are more comfortable.

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5) is the desensitisation permanent? If I roll it forward after an extended period of time, will the sensitivity come back?

That's the $1000 question. It depends how long you've been exposed, I guess. Me, after 10 years if I did a one-week break, absolutely nothing changed. I suspect it would take months and possibly more, as one member recently alluded to. The funny thing is I don't want to roll forward ever again, even though I have memories of higher sensation. I also suspect there have been drastic changes in my glans and inner foreskin which I'm not sure can be undone. After all, it took almost 1 year until the pain of being exposed 24/7 finally receded, in my case. That took it toll, no doubt.
Title: Re: Questions before deciding whether to start foreskin retraction
Post by: scotsguy27 on 2019-07-11 15:43:51
1) how do you guys masturbate?
 
I switch between using lube and dry masturbating. If I use the spoon technique then I just stroke the shaft dry but if I'm just rolled back (mine stays back on its own) I use lube for both my head and shaft. 9 times outta 10 I just stroke the shaft up and down but don't let it go over the head.

2) I have also heard of stories which says some guys roll back for a certain period of time. Then the foreskin gets so tight that they end up having to circumcise?

When I'm rolled back or tucked in with the spoon method I'm usually "exposed" for about 3-4 days then I pull it forward for a bit, like when I'm showering and getting ready in the morning then back to being "exposed" for another 3 odd days.

3) I have seen some photos where the glans look really flaky as progress pics. Are those just glans in the midst of hardening, and the flaky skin will fall off and it will look normal after that?

My head dries out but after a day it becomes really smooth and shiny.

4) is it true that pulling back can aid in the head getting bigger since there isn't the foreskin to restrict it from "growing"?

My head had gotten larger since pulling back, I think it looks bigger because my coronal ridge is more prominent.

5) is the desensitisation permanent? If I roll it forward after an extended period of time, will the sensitivity come back?

It will come back but it'll be less than before.