Restoration Question

[DisplacedYooper]

My DH and I have talked a little bit about restoring. I feel like I have an OK handle on all the potential benefits, how it works, etc, but he asked a somewhat technical question that I didn't know the answer to...

He has a really tight circ. It is so tight that hairy scrotal skin is on his penis even when he is flaccid. : We know that restoring creates new skin cells through tension, but it looks like that tension is on the skin nearest the base of the penis. I'm pretty sure the new skin cells won't come equipped with hair follicles, but I think he is concerned that new cells will appear in the midst of his hairy skin, and he'll end up with a new, hairy foreskin.

Does this happen? If not, can someone more familiar with the restoration process explain why not?

[Greg B]

You seem to be getting close to the idea. Restoring occurs by creating conditions that induce cell growth. This causes cells to divide, which results in additional skin cells, and thus more skin. Stretching per se is irrelevant. The tension is inducing skin cells to divide, growing new skin. And muscles, and nerves, and....

Ok, so far so good. Many are concerned that restoring will result in a hairy shaft. But everyone who has stuck with it and succeeded has reported the opposite. And this makes sense, because you are putting tension on the tip of the skin, so there is less tension down by the scrotom.

I too, was cut very tight. Almost no, skin movement. While i cannot compare my condition to your husband's in any detail, I can say that all the growth I have experienced is on the end of my penis. No migration of hairy skin. Just a restored foreskin.

So your husban can put his mind to rest. It will not happen, based upon the experience of those who have succeeded, incuding myself.

Regards

[jserral]

Well, at the start I would recommend ignoring it and just tug. Later if he starts noticing undesirable results he can easily change up how he tugs and/or can add some manual stretching to focus on areas he wants more growth on. And actually, for me so far, manual stretching seems to give the fastest growth so adding it in at the start doesn't hurt.

Remember, since restoring takes awhile, you can easily adjust your technique to make sure you get the results you want.

[eepster]

So, it can be done even if there isn't a foreskin remnant to attach weights or tape to? How does that work?

[jserral]

Originally Posted by eepster

So, it can be done even if there isn't a foreskin remnant to attach weights or tape to? How does that work?

Heh, I hate the word foreskin... even on a board like this it still makes people think it is some extension or flap of skin on the penis. The "foreskin" is really just part of the shaftskin designed to roll over on itself.

One way to think of it is imagine your forearm is the shaft of the penis and your fisted hand the head. Now imagine you can slide your forearm skin up and over your fist... simply enough, thats a "foreskin". Circumcision essentially removes a section of the shaftskin to limit mobility. The shaftskin is "separated" in to two sections, the inner skin and outer skin, between them is the frenar band, which because of how it attaches to the frenulum creates the confusion, but the shaftskin is continuas, no flaps

Actually, maybe even a simpler way to think of a foreskin is to think of a cut penis and imagine the scar line as the frenar band... add some more inner and outer skin for mobility and you got a foreskin.

With restoration all you need is shaftskin, you are essentially creating more skin so you can rollover again... however, the nerves and frenar band are gone forever

[DJay]

restoring with tight skin

Jim Bigelow's book, "The Joy of Uncircumcising" describes restoration in great detail. It covers the issues of getting started when there is no loose skin. (that's how I was).

Micropore tape is your friend. It's a bit awkward at first, but follow Jim's instructions for using tape rings. they will fall off at first, but put them back on. It won't be too long and there will be new skin and it will loosen up and then you can advance to t-tapes or other techniques/devices which are much easier to use.

I can't say enough in favor of restoration. It has been a very satisfactory experience and well worth the time invested. Both my wife and I agree.

D

[SammyJr]

At least with the CAT II Q device that I use, the tension is mostly on the upper part, where the skin connects underneath the glans. There is very little tension on the outer part. I suffered from a hairy shaft as well and it went away with restoration.

[Greg B]

Originally Posted by eepster

So, it can be done even if there isn't a foreskin remnant to attach weights or tape to? How does that work?

I too started with very little skin, no skin to pull on, except when flaccid. You simply pinch the skin so that a flod starts, then tug. I use tape, so i apply the tape to either side of the circ scar, with the free ends together extending perpendicularly away from my shaft. then the tape is pulled and held, so as to cause tension. As time goes on, skin grows and you end up with more skin, and eventually you have a restored foreskin.

It really is that easy. There are, of course, some details to work out, but that is how it works. Simple.

Regards

[DisplacedYooper]

Thanks guys! I knew I'd get the answer here! I'm sure your responses will put DH's mind at ease (at least with respect to this particular issue! )