r/foreskin_restoration

Thought I'd share a little motivational anecdote for those thinking they may not be seeing progress:

I started restoring as a CI-3 several years ago, and two thousand hours later I'm still at a CI-3, although I am able to roll a significant amount of skin over the glans while erect. I do recall this more or less always being the case, but maybe I've had some small gains here. This rate of progress has been a bit demoralizing, realizing I've got the better part of a decade left before I have significant coverage.

However, now I've had two hookups in a row with intact guys where they've commented on my foreskin. One asked if I'm considered uncut as they found it ambiguous, the other remarked how nice the gliding of my foreskin felt during penetration.

Coming from intact guys, I found this extra validating. I have a routine that fits into my daily life without much hassle, and while any progress may hardly be noticeable to me, it's certainly noticeable to others and likely more progress than I recognize, so I call this a win.

KoT!

So for the past month I have been t-taping about 24/7 or I atleast try to, so far I have noticed (starting at a CI-1.5)

1. A lot of wrinkles are forming now on my shaft
2. I get roll over when I sit in certain positions especially when it’s too cold, but this only lasts for as long as I sit like that or a few seconds after I stand up
3. I can jerk off without any lube at all now, as FEC is more than 100%, and it’s very pleasurable

So far in this one month alone I have seen so many benefits! Rn I would say I am at around a CI-2, maybe a bit more but I’m not sure. Can’t wait to see where this takes me in a year! Cheers and KOT!

Self explanatory title, red that it break the scar tissue and returns to normal skin, but I have yet to see that, and honestly scar tissue looks hideous and doesn’t feel that great so I at least don’t want more of it

As someone with a thicker head any tips to get over the hump in a easier way. I use an stainless steel stealth retainer with a night retainer when I’m not stretching and I do manual methods every morning and night

Input is greatly appreciated

Like for example one day does someone need 2 to 4 tines of tugging it? One at morning one at bathroom one at second bath at night and finally before sleeping?

I'm 34.

It was harsh sex for me with my wife and I think the lubrication was low, so the foreskin was pulled back with each thrust, causing frenulum tear. Now it has healed in 2 weeks time but the foreskin has grown phimosis and not retracting back. I am able to pee. No sign of infection.

I want to stretch it naturally. It is possible with steroids? Or without steroids?

Looking for advise who have already implemented the methods.

The urologist suggested circumcision, which I don't want to do.

I’ve been on and off for a while and been constantly forgetting to tug. So a couple days ago I found this app called mindfulness bell on iOS by spotlight six software and the way it works is it rings a bell on whatever intervals and times you want. It’s helped me tremendously so yeah just wanted to share that.

(Just don’t have your phone silenced and it works rven if your phone is locked)

Hi all,

I'm just getting back into restoring after a long break, but so far I've been on and off for 10 years or more with not much progress (still sitting at CI 2-3).

## For folks who use devices exclusively, I want to know the following:

- What is the minimum total hours per day of wearing your device that you've achieved results with?

- What's the minimum number of days per week (on average) that you've been able to wear a device and still make progress?

- If you've taken extended breaks from restoring, what's the shortest restoring period (between breaks) that's given you permanent gains? Weeks? Months?

I use the CAR-1, but I'd be keen to hear from restorers who use any device.

I want to figure out a minimum schedule to target and ensure at least slow progress, while managing any practical issues, injuries, etc.

For example, if I can figure out that wearing a device for at least **4 hours** per day, **6** days per week, over a period of at least **2 months**, will get me some permanent results, that sounds like a good goal to set that would help me actually make some more progress.

My last break was forced by getting heaps of skin irritation and tears, among other factors, so I'm gonna dial down the amount of inflation as well to try and reduce injuries. I must have been overdoing it quite a lot last time.

I appreciate any help in finding a routine that can be sustainable for me, (or even just encouragement if you wanna drop some in the comments).

🏳️‍🌈

Uso un tugger desde hace meses pero estoy considerando comprar el priva air cuando haya avanzado mas, tengo entendido que el tugger hace crecer mas que nada la piel externa lo cual está bien pero me gustaría mas piel interna, también tengo algo de tejido nervioso restante al igual que medio frenillo y me pregunto si con la expansión omnidireccional de la inflación podría duplicar ese tejido, no creo que el tugger pueda hacer eso aunque es muy buena opción para el dia a dia, también me preocupa eso que he leido sobre el aire que entra en la uretra así que quiero saber que tan probable es eso y si es peligroso, tengo unas cicatrices y me preocupa que también se expandan de la misma manera que pretendo expandir la piel interna

So I was able to retain my precum with my skin/ forced erect coverage. I couldn’t keep everything covered when I got fully erect but what the heck… IT WAS SO SLIPPERY..

I never knew I could do this. I can not believe that is what that feels like. It was like actually stimulating? Bruh y’all that are wayyyy up there CI level, I can only imagine what it’s like to have allllll that skin….

Like when y’all precum, does it stay in your foreskin in sort of like preparation for sex???? This was so enlightening.

Hey, 21m who’s intact but wants to create a longer overhang of foreskin, as i naturally have a shorter foreskin.
I figured this may be the place to get help on what methods I can try and most suitable. Links to devices help too, thank you 🙏 preferably affordable things?

Do you think medical technology will eventually be developed to enable the self-regeneration of one's original skin based on DNA? Or is physical restoration the right answer? I started at a CI level of 0–1 and have now reached close to CI-3, having practiced physical restoration intermittently for nearly ten years. One concern I have regarding physical restoration is that the number of nerves is finite; I worry that if only the number of cells increases, sensation in the outer skin might become dull. What are your experiences and opinions on this?

Hey guys, haven’t posted here in a bit so figured I’d just give a little update on my progress. Nowadays I’m at like a CI-5.5. My progress has been a bit slower since I got to ci5 (admittedly, I haven’t been as focused on it as I was before though I still managed to tug a bit daily, but I’m back to being more disciplined about it.) HOWEVER, Dekeratinization has been in full effect. At first I didn’t notice any. Then a little bit. And once it got going it’s really been going. I see a decent amount of shed fairly regularly. The only place I dont is at the very tippy tip of my glans. I’ve more recently noticed a BIG difference in my sensitivity. Which was a big reason why I started this whole thing. I’d lost a lot of sensitivity. So that combined with my medication was majorly interfering with my sex life. Lately when i masturbate i can really drive myself wild and get myself all worked up just cuz of how good it feels! I have a pretty much in tact frenulum, and before I never noticed ant sensitivity there despite how id heard the frenulum is a very sensitive spot. Well NOW I get it! Haha. I honestly cant wait to see how it feels when i start having sex again. Ive been laying off sex because i want to be a bit further along one due to aesthetics and 2 because while I haven’t noticed the god awful scent that some people complain about i do notice a tiny bit more. And while im sure a shower before will probably remedy that i guess just in case. Idk. Plus im more the monogamous type. But yeah, i just wanted to make this post for anyone if they havent noticed a difference at first or have been disheartened… you definitely will haha.

Any to any other guys, how has your experience been? How is your sex life now? More fulfilling? Haha I can’t wait to start dating again and finding someone I can go all out with ;)

Curious about your topical usage. Originally i was using skin moisturizer with retinol after my routine but after a bunch of recent research i began a completely different routine to try and promote mitosis and gain some efficiency.

Here is what i am doing now.

Pre tug:
Red light dorsal and ventral 4mins each
GF 15% (EGF Serum) - mitosis primer
Multi-peptide + Copper GHK-Cu - fibroblast stimulation

4+ hour tension session

Post tug:
Niacinamide 10% + Zinc 1% - post session inflammation control
Hyaluronic Acid 2% +B5 + Ceramides - hydration & barrier support
Vaseline - occlusive seal

Once a week i add Defferin Adapalene 0.1% to post tug for retinoid receptor activation. Note only to outer skin, it’s not meant for mucosal skin at all.

If you have a topical skin routine, what is it?

I’ve always been a big fan of the crt but the more skin I get and the longer the packer gets I seem to have issues.

I started out only being able to wear the crt alone which is about a half inch never had any issues at all never even knew I was wearing it but fast forward a couple years now I’ve add another 1.75 inches to the crt and now it seems to be getting so heavy the gripper seems to slip a lot and I find in difficult to get the skin rolled all the way up unless I use some baby powder but then that makes the gripper slip more yet and it seems to pinch under the gripper anymore seems to always have some skin bunched up underneath the gripper just wondering if anyone else has this problem or am I doing something wrong.

I went to see a urologist about my phimosis. He was insisting on circumcision. I said i wanna go for a steroid creme treatment first and he prescribed me tenovate creme for 10 days. It's been 15 days today, i can pull the skin in flaccid and mid-erect state but not in a completely erect state.

Should i keep applying the creme for a few more days and see if it helps? I don't wanna go for circumcision unless that is the only solution left but also i don't wanna see that doctor 'cause the way he was insisting on circumcision seemed less like a solution and more like a sales target he wants to match.

Help me out guys. Cannot go to multiple doctors as i don't have enough money to spend it on tons of doctors.

Im 22yo i was cut when I was 4 due to phimosis im from Portugal wich is a country where circuncision is very very rare mostly done for medical reasons like me
I know most of you guys in this comunity are Americans and are mad because youre parents took that decision probably not knowing how it affect you mentally and physically
But in my case is different my mom took that choice because she was kind obligated I just wish I knew if circunsion was the only option cause I know there are other methods to treat phimosis but I know she did cause she thought it was the best for me but when I tell her my anger she just dismiss the situation
I’ve been restoring for about 3 months I with manual and lengthen stealth retainer I believe I grew some skin but far away from what I want.
Everytime i go in the gym lockers and I see almost everyone is uncut expect me I get so sad and frustrated cut rate in Portugal is 1 in 200 and I got that luck will this anger ever go away ?

Hello, I am at an advanced CI-3.
I have full erect forced coverage.with normal grip,
If I pull the skin all the way over the glans, it provides complete coverage. However, if I only pull the skin up to the edge of the corona, about 80% of the glans is covered.
I wanted to know: Is the improvement in gliding motion mainly due to new skin growth, or is it simply because the existing skin has become more flexible and elastic?
If we stop this Journey.
Will this gliding motion remain permanent?

What is best to deodorize a pee through device? I'm using the Mantor Flow and it's beginning to smell like urine pretty bad.

@u/mantor-restorer, can you help?

My situation was unique, I had very tight pin hole phimosis so went and got a partial circumcision without knowing anything about creams, stetching or devices that might have worked. I could very very slowly retract my foreskin in a hot bath at the time.

Anyway after the partial circumcision where they just took a bit of skin off things were the exact same! I still had the same problem, extremely tight phimosis. The doctor said it doesn't work for about 2-5% of people so I went ahead and got a full one.

Makes me wonder if the creams or stretching would have ever worked if I tried them. Also I'm from a country that doesn't circumcise children but I've found out that apparently nurses tell parents to hold their newborns foreskin back a few times for a short duration at a certain age, I'm not sure of the full details why but I suspect it might be to lessen the chance of phimosis when they are older.

Wondering if anybody else encountered this situation. Even if I knew whether or not my phimosis was curable that would give me some peace of mind. Apparently one or two people on reddit got a partial circumcision that worked but ended up getting a full one a few years later...bit strange