r/foreskin_restoration

I notice most of the people in this community are below to average size. My measurements are 7.8x6.3. I feel like people with a smaller size make progress much faster. Especially when erect, the head also gets way bigger and I will have to accumulate more skin to cover the head of the glans I’m assuming. Is there anyone that is near my size having the same problem as me?

Im c1-4 and grower

I am circumcised from childhood.
21 years now. From India.
Want to restore.
Please tell me the fastest, cheapest and
feasible method.
Also tell me how much time would it take to restore.

Looking for a person who can closely guide

I want to try inflation but I only have a Tug Bell from foreskinrestore.com. It does have a hole at the top for air flow, does anyone have recommendations on what to use to get the air in and keep it there? I would just buy another device for inflation but my living situation is kinda tricky.

While I was at a community meeting the other night, one of the women I hang out with there nudged me afterwards. She said, "Ok, I noticed your bracelet, and ... I just have to ask. What's that all about?"

My bracelet is one of those rubber band ones that usually say bland things or are for various charities etc. However, I made mine custom online to say "Restoring Foreskin Yet? NORM.ORG" in various colors. Honestly I never thought anyone would actually read them! So I was slightly caught off guard, but said I was happy to talk about it. I gave her an out, saying it's about male anatomy, and she said she was all in.

With a slow breath, I started out by talking about how circumcision is pretty rampantly done without reason in our country (the USA), and a little bit about how unfair it is, how much we lose, and bodily autonomy. She kept nodding while I was speaking, and has sons, so it was possible her sons were spared the knife. Then I got into how it was possible to restore - or regrow - your foreskin if you had it taken from you.

By this time, a couple of the other community members had gathered (two men, one woman), and were actively listening to me talk about restoring foreskin. The general reaction was "No way! You can do that?!" and I assured them you very much can do that with enough time, effort, and patience. I said I thought it was a scam until I literally had hands-on experience. One of the guys looked interested, but didn't say anything before leaving. The original woman who nudged me looked surprised, and I think she probably Googled it when she got home.

So folks notice you are restoring, even if you don't show them your penis. Keep spreading the good word, and educating the masses!

Hey friends, I have a question about the execution of the Andre method: I noticed in the videos that people 'pinch' the skin, slide their fingers along it, and then release, which is a bit different from the pull-and-hold technique used in traditional manual methods.

​Is it better to do it the way it's shown in the videos—sliding your fingers with each movement for 1 second—or should I pull and hold for a few seconds?

i did yesterday the pinch-slide, and felt a kind of "burning" feeling

​I'm asking because I've been just stretching and holding for a few seconds, but I'm not sure if that's the most effective way.

​If Andre could clarify this, I'd really appreciate it.

Hi guys im new to restoring even tho I knew this was a thing years ago because I as never happy for being cut so I reserched a lot about this I really want to get in restoring because I cant stand looking down and not like what I see
Ive been doing manuais at least 2x a day but I want to get a devi e for Constant tension and Max results Im about CI 2 im thinking about getting CAR 1
I want something that I can wear 8-12 hours day without even noticing please any advice os welcome guys and please keep in mind that in from Europe so apreciate that the devices you advice ship to europe

Earlier today when retracting, I noticed my corona's become purple and shiny, and feels pretty moist, maybe the start of dk?

Boa noite estou em busca de começar com fita tape mas não tenho nada de cobertura como devo fazer? A fita fica grudando na glande

I just started wearing my CAT II Q yesterday and I'm already noticing it. I went for a swim today and the entire time I could feel my glans was covered. I know the pool shrinkage helped but that's never happened to me before. It felt strange but in a good way. Then in the car ride home I could feel it covered again. I'm surprised to have a visible change like that so soon.

As many of you already know, I have a little wart under what used to be my frenulum, caused by a wrong Healing of a wound I had during one of my first pre-teen erections

I've been thinking about going to an urologist and see what can be done to remove it, which of course will involve removing just a little really little 2 millimeters of square skin

My question is, do this would affect my restoration negatively? Does it have any secondary effects or something I should be worried about, when do you recommend me getting it done?

Is anyone here in the Denver area? I am planning on visiting for pride at the end of June. I was just wondering, do they have any anti-circ or restoration booths or pamphlets or groups that are active during this time? It would be a good opportunity to spread the word! And maybe meet up with fellow restorers!

I definitely feel more nude when my head is exposed.

I started restoring over a year ago and bought a restoration device (CAT II Q). But I was too tight (CI-1), I couldn't get it on. I was really disappointed. I manually tugged for a year, but I couldn't tell how much progress I was making. Only if I were extremely soft could I cover my head in skin. Then, earlier today, I was having a bath and noticed I had a good bit of excess skin. I decided to try the device, and I actually managed to get it on for the first time. I'm really excited because I feel like my progress will accelerate now that I can actually wear it.

I really need to get this out. Sex is very pleasurable and thousands of times so when the glans is back to its original state. As a new CI-4, the biggest difference is that my glans is pretty much silky pink and the texture is back to how the inside of your lips or the underside of your tongue feels.

I am able to do a lot more positions that were once not available to me. Pre-restoration I masturbated with death grip so bad that I feared that I wouldn't be able to have my partner finish me at all and going soft. When my partner and I got around to doing it and my glans dekeratinized, I didn't need much stimulation at all to finish. Also a little more detail but.. >!I am able to ejeculate a lot stonger and further with full body orgasms, primarily in my legs.!<

After this I realized something. The doctors knew what they were doing. Male sexuality is supressed when one is circumcised. It really isn't as enjoyable as even a restored foreskin can do. I say this with all of my heart, but I wish I am able to feel my partner in the most natural of ways, as an extension of my body. But when they removed the most sensitive part of my body, I feel like I am doing an emotional injustice to my partner. I want to get as close to how my natural body wants it as much as possible.

Does it take a while to ship? I ordered the air with weight attachment 2 weeks ago and it hasn’t even been labeled yet.

I’m trying to figure out if they take a while to construct and ship l, which is fine if so. But there’s zero way for me to contact them in their page 😅

⚠ Disclaimer: I am not a doctor. Everything below is purely anecdotal and reflects only my personal experience after consulting with my own primary care physician. This is not medical advice. Talk to your own doctor before starting any tretinoin or retinoid regimen.

TL;DR: Long-term restorer (tugging since 2019) who recently added prescription tretinoin 0.025% cream to my routine, applied 3 nights/week. Goal is to accelerate skin growth and improve tissue quality via increased cell turnover. After getting through the ~2 week retinization phase, my glans has become exponentially shinier and more sensitive, with no more dryness or peeling. Started tret April 19.

The Setup

I’ve been tugging since 2019, currently running a high-volume tension schedule — roughly 12+ hrs/day, 5 days on (M–F), rotating between DTR Air, Mantor Restore, and manual stretching, with weekends as rest days. The tretinoin is a recent add-on to that, not a replacement for tension. Tension still does the vast majority of the work; tret is a supplemental accelerant.

Why tretinoin

It increases skin cell turnover (mitosis), boosts collagen production, improves vascularity, and thins the dead keratinized outer layer while thickening the living layers underneath. The logic: tension already signals cells to divide, and tret independently drives the same process, so they stack. Bonus effects are scar line softening and improved glans sensitivity from dekeratinization.

Product & Dosage

•	Prescription tretinoin 0.025% cream (lowest concentration — this tissue is semi-mucosal and absorbs faster than facial skin, so I didn’t want to go higher)  
•	About a half pea-sized amount, spread thin in one pass for even coverage  
•	Topped with La Roche-Posay Cicaplast Baume B5+ (dexpanthenol/panthenol repair cream)

Application Protocol

1.	Shower, dry off, wait \~15 min until skin is fully dry (damp skin over-absorbs)  
2.	Apply thin layer of tret  
3.	Wait 20–30 min for absorption  
4.	Layer La Roche-Posay B5+ on top to lock in moisture + support recovery  
5.	Sleep in regular underwear (no plastic wrap — that over-occludes)

Schedule

•	Applied night only (tret degrades in UV and increases photosensitivity)  
•	Currently 3x/week — Sun / Wed / Fri  
•	Started at 2x/week, then added nights as tolerance built  
•	Skip application if the tissue is red — B5+ only on those nights

Results So Far

First 2 weeks were the retinization phase — some redness and shine as the skin adjusted, plus minor dryness/peeling early on. After that adjustment period, it’s been all upside: glans is exponentially shinier and more sensitive, and the dryness/peeling completely stopped. No tearing, no burns — 0.025% a few times a week has been gentle. The dekeratinization (shine + sensitivity) is the standout effect for me.

Going Forward

Plan is to let the tissue keep adapting through month 2, gradually ramp tension intensity back up as the tissue is now structurally more robust, and reassess frequency. Once fully restored and the inner skin is protected, natural dekeratinization takes over and I can taper off tret entirely — it’s a tool for the active phase, not forever.

Please