To chop or not to chop?

[lars573]

Balanoposthitis. Circumcision is in fact not required for this. Surgical stretching combined with the application of an anti inflammatory is sufficient. The scar tissue causes the foreskin to become much less elastic making retraction difficult but not always impossible.

I think that's it. But knowing my brother and his tendency to make snap decisions based on what's easier without regard to the long term concequences. Would explain why he went for the snip snip. And the doctor probably talked him into it.

As to the retraction and cleaning thing, I'm afraid Eclectic is quite correct, it is a necessity not an option. You are literally an infection timebomb waiting to go off. If you find your foreskin to be non retractable Balanoposthitis could also be your problem. You really should see your physician.

Trust me, you will have a huge problem with what it looks like. When your curiosity overcomes you so much that you decide to resist the pain and go for it, you will be utterly shocked by what the diagrams don't show you. Unless you are particularly found of rotting camembert.

And if you can't pull back, see a doctor as Caravel says. The longer you leave it, the more horrific it's gonna get, trust me.

I've never goten infections of any kind, not since puberty. But I have pulled it back what I assume is half way and seem what things look like, which is red.