Penoscrotal Webbing and Foreskin Restoration

[Restore84]

Hey guys. I posted this question at another board, but I didn't get any response. I recently stumbled across this place, and I thought I might get some more insight from guys here.

I've recently been discovering all the damage circumcision did to me, and I'm finally putting it all together. My dick has never hung down very much when flaccid. (I'm not HUGE, but I'm big enough soft that my cock should hang down.) I always knew this looked different from most guys, but I never knew why. For awhile, I thought maybe my suspensory ligament was too tight. But now I think the problem is actually due to circumcision. I have a little bit of penoscrotal webbing (turkey neck). This was almost certainly caused by an overly aggressive circumcision.

When I pull the scrotal skin that's on my shaft down toward my balls, my actual remaining shaft skin is VERY tight. The only reason I can move my skin at all is because about one third of the skin on my shaft is actually scrotal skin. I've noticed it slowly get worse over time. I don't remember noticing this much when I was younger. But in my teens, I was primarily concerned with size. It's only recently that I've become more aware of my webbing. (I always knew I was different because I pointed straight out when soft; I just didn't know why.)

I want to fix this problem; but I don't ever want to let a surgeon's knife near my dick again if I can avoid it. (One penis mutilation in my lifetime is more than enough.) A lot of guys at various foreskin restoration boards claim that restoring has helped their scrotal skin go back down to the scrotum where it belongs (presumably because the extra shaft skin allows everything to settle back in its natural position).

I want to restore my foreskin. I want to get rid of my turkey neck. If I can do both at once, that would be awesome. But I'm concerned that the tension needed to grow new foreskin will pull on my scrotal skin too and make the problem even worse. Does anyone have experience with this type of situation (guys who are restoring and have penoscrotal webbing)? Or do you have any knowledge or advice regarding it?

I'd really like to start restoring. And I think I'm finally ready to make the time commitment to do it. But I only want to go forward with a restoration plan if I know that it won't cause more problems for my turkey neck. Thanks for your help.

[greg_b]

Originally Posted by Restore84

...A lot of guys at various foreskin restoration boards claim that restoring has helped their scrotal skin go back down to the scrotum where it belongs (presumably because the extra shaft skin allows everything to settle back in its natural position).

I want to restore my foreskin. I want to get rid of my turkey neck. If I can do both at once, that would be awesome. But I'm concerned that the tension needed to grow new foreskin will pull on my scrotal skin too and make the problem even worse. Does anyone have experience with this type of situation (guys who are restoring and have penoscrotal webbing)? Or do you have any knowledge or advice regarding it?...

You have gotten good advice. Restoring will do both at once. It may help if I explain what we seem to know about it perhaps.

Restoring is applying tension to the skin, which of course causes the skin to stretch. The stretching is temporary and when you take away the tension, it goes back to normal.

But the tension does something else. It serves as a trigger that induces your cells to divide more frequently than they normally would. Cell division = more cells = longer foreskin.

Based on my experience and everything I have read, it appears that the growth occurs mostly very close to where the tension is applied, typically out near the tip of your penis, near the scar. This means that the skin near your body is not growing much, probably not at all.

Think of it as the skin is growing near your glans, and the skin close to your body is simply settling back to where it should be. This likely means you will lose the turkey neck, at least partially, but since there is much individual variation among men and how their gentials look, no one can gaurantee that. At worst, however, nothing will change. You will not grow a larger turkey neck unless you come up with an unusual variation on restoration that effectively applies tension in a way that grows turkey neck. None I know of do. There is wide consensus on the observation that restoration helps reduce turkey neck.

So get started. Restoring is well worth it. The improvement to feelings and function is amazing.

Regards

[Restore84]

Thanks for the information! It's very helpful. I think my only major step now is deciding what kind of method/device to use. Due to the scrotal skin on my shaft, I actually do have enough slack to pull the skin completely over my cock head when flaccid, so I think it would be ok if I started right off with a device (no need to bother with the taping step). My only concern with that was if it would accidentally grow the scotal skin on my shaft. But I think you've cleared that up for me. Thanks!

[greg_b]

Glad I could help.

As far as starting out, you have a number of options. You can try starting with a device. If it doesn't work yet, just put it on the shelf for a while and get back to it when you have more skin.

You can start with manual. No tape, no device. You can go all the way with manual, so you can try that a dn later get a device if you think that will work better.

You can start by retaining. In some forms of retaining, you can even get some tension, so that can get you started.

O-rings are another option.

Lots of choices, no problem giving one a try and then switching if it doesn't work. The key is to get started and then keep on tugging.

Regards

[Jamie]

I noticed a recent comment from a restorer saying he had a flap of scrotal skin protruding onto his shaft, and he doesn't think it's reversible. He gave the impression that restoration had caused this. Recently another member came up with a method (that in my view looked incredibly uncomfortable) that kept his scrotal skin taped close to his body, thus only pulling and growing shaft and inner skin. I too am concerned about this, as I have developed some slack skin and able to pull some skin onto glans, but that flap of skin from the scrotum is becoming more prominent. I wanted to bump this thread to get more discussion about it. Im also worried about bringing hairy skin onto my shaft. (none at present)

[admin]

Originally Posted by Jamie

worried about bringing hairy skin onto my shaft. (none at present)

That claim is extraordinary. I suggest you force skin as far onto the shaft as you can and snap a photo to document your present state for future comparison.

[Jamie]

Originally Posted by admin

That claim is extraordinary.

Why? Others have this concern as well don't they?

[admin]

Originally Posted by Jamie

worried about bringing hairy skin onto my shaft. (none at present)

Even intact guys have SOME hair on the shaft.

Any hairless skin you expand will only DECREASE the amount of hair-bearing skin dragged onto the shaft during erection.

[greg_b]

Originally Posted by Jamie

I noticed a recent comment from a restorer saying he had a flap of scrotal skin protruding onto his shaft, and he doesn't think it's reversible. He gave the impression that restoration had caused this. Recently another member came up with a method (that in my view looked incredibly uncomfortable) that kept his scrotal skin taped close to his body, thus only pulling and growing shaft and inner skin. I too am concerned about this, as I have developed some slack skin and able to pull some skin onto glans, but that flap of skin from the scrotum is becoming more prominent. I wanted to bump this thread to get more discussion about it. Im also worried about bringing hairy skin onto my shaft. (none at present)

Keep in mind most men worry about scrotal skin migrating up ionto thier shaft and webbing forming. Then they see that happening and they worry more. What they do not see is the skin growing very well. Nor do they pay attention to the skin settling back when tension is removed.

It is onoy men who have lived through this long enough to see that this worry does not come to fruition. All men that I can recall, who have reached their goal, have said this is not a problem. It does not happen.

But many who have only partially gone down the road to restoration say it can happen and are worried.

You do not have to worry about it. It won't happen.

However, you can only work with what you have left. If the doctor amputated all your inner and much of your hairless shaft skin, so that all you have left is hairy skin from your scrotam on your shaft, then you may have to live with hairy skin on your shaft. Or if you are naturally hairier than the average, then likewise. Restoration will still imporve things, as the hair follicles will spread out as skin expands, but you may not be able to eliminate it.

Regards

[Appalled Observer]

Originally Posted by admin

Even intact guys have SOME hair on the shaft.

They certainly do.