For those who restore.....?

[Unconventional1]

I have a question for those of you who are/have restored. My DH had a very tight circ and now has hair on the shaft of his penis (like the first inch or so). He wants to know if he starts restoring, will it cause him to have more hair on the shaft? In other words which part of the skin stretches? He doesn't necessarily want to do full restoration at this point, but wants to regain some skin to reduce the hair and also help with some issues during intimacy.

TIA!

[tlh]

When I did my restoration the hairy skin on the top and sides didn't grow but the hairy skin on the bottom,which is scrotal skin,did grow.The majority of growth seems to be the hairless skin and I think the only reason why the bottom scrotal skin grew is that I still have my frenulum and it didn't grow.Probably because it is a stronger skin.I know it would be painful but He could have permanent hair removal.I probably had/have about an inch or inch and a half of hairy skin too,so maybe it is just normal.

[Ron_Low]

Originally Posted by Unconventional1

My DH had a very tight circ and now has hair on the shaft of his penis (like the first inch or so). He wants to know if he starts restoring, will it cause him to have more hair on the shaft? In other words which part of the skin stretches? He doesn't necessarily want to do full restoration at this point, but wants to regain some skin to reduce the hair and also help with some issues during intimacy.

SERIOUSLY, hair is not a relevant concern. Tugging expands all the skin you put under tension, including any hair-bearing skin. But the hairless skin near the glans will expand and be able to cover MORE of the erect shaft, meaning less of the hairy skin near the base will be dragged into a partner during intimacy.

Also, the thicker hairy skin may actually expand less than the follicle-free shear skin near the glans because the stress (force divided by area) in the shear skin is greater due to its lesser cross-sectional area.

The hair up the shaft today is due to having been cut as a child, and it's best to just grieve the amputation and move ahead. Plucking or shaving the hair will be the EASIEST victory on the path to restoration.

[BamaDude]

Originally Posted by Ron_Low

SERIOUSLY, hair is not a relevant concern. Tugging expands all the skin you put under tension, including any hair-bearing skin. But the hairless skin near the glans will expand and be able to cover MORE of the erect shaft, meaning less of the hairy skin near the base will be dragged into a partner during intimacy.

Also, the thicker hairy skin may actually expand less than the follicle-free shear skin near the glans because the stress (force divided by area) in the shear skin is greater due to its lesser cross-sectional area.

Agreed.

However, I must respectfully disagree in part with this portion of Ron's post-

Originally Posted by Ron_Low

The hair up the shaft today is due to having been cut as a child,

There are plenty of fully intact guys who have hair growing on their shaft as well. Some exceedingly hairy intact guys even have hair growing in a sideburn-like pattern all the way to the tip of their foreskin, although this is relatively rare. While an extra-tight circumcision can cause the migration of hair-bearing skin on to the penis shaft, circumcision is not the only reason why the hair would be there.

[Greg B]

This is a common concern. I think it is probably due to misconception of what restoring does. It is not stretching the skin in the sense you may be thinking.

Restoring is done by putting the skin under tension. Yes some stretching occurs due to the tension applied. But that is only temporary. What is actually happening is that the tension induces cell division and this cell division is adding new cells. Thus new skin, or longer skin.

My experience and research indicates strongly that the growth primarily occurs very close to where the tension is applied. Usually at the end of the penis, away from the body and hair. So new skin is added away from the hair, and as slack forms, the skin can move back toward the body, taking the hairy skin back onto the body, to some extent.

Consensus seems to be that restoring is likely to help reduce the amount of hair on the skin. But there are too many variables to make this a certainty. However, it is very unlikely to make it worse.

Regards

[Unconventional1]

Thank you all for the info! This was not the main reason for restoring or not, but just a general concern of his!