*facepalm* Why the hell did he do this?

[Mithos]

Pretty bitter sweet really.

It's your usual blog about a guy going for a circ and charting his "progress", except he had a perfect foreskin to start with! He is pretty good at taking some awesome shots of his uncut status before his "op".

So he get's it cut off. And at day 2 he regrets it because the doctor has basically removed all his inner foreskin when he told him to leave it.

http://aussiecirc.blogspot.com/?zx=68fb84fdf7790d4b

[TopHat]

This reminds me of the time Joseph mentioned on here an intact friend of his who wanted to get a loose circumcision so he could "get the best of both worlds", and the doctor didn't understand what he meant by "loose" and ended up cutting him tight as a drum.

Sounds pretty similar to what happened to this guy here.

Honestly, though, I find it kind of hard to feel sorry for this guy because he really should have known what he was getting into. On the bright side, at least he had a choice.

[Aspie]

He wanted to modify his body and he had every right to do so so logically there is no reason to feel anger towards him although the doctor on the other hand that's another story. Anyways likely what your feeling is your empathy distorting your judgment, this is the same thing that occurs with many people who cannot logically understand why one would want to be compete but cannot accept that logic. All you can do is hope that he can be happy with his choice and that if he can't that one day he gets the help he will need to deal with his regret.

[Terato]

Originally Posted by Aspie

He wanted to modify his body and he had every right to do so so logically there is no reason to feel anger towards him although the doctor on the other hand that's another story.

This. Why the hell are some people on here pissing and moaning about someone else choosing to modify their body? That's going completely above and beyond what the goal of intactivism IS, and frankly it's not going to do any of us any favors. Intactivism is not about the complete abolition of any and all circumcisions, it's about preserving the free choice of a person regarding their body parts. This guy exercised that ability and he has every right to do so for whatever reason he has.

The only thing we SHOULD care about is that the fucking doctor apparently completely ignored his instructions as to what he wanted done. This is like me walking into a tattoo and piercing place, asking for a 12 gauge earlobe piercing, and the piercer ignoring this and instead giving me a conch punch or earlobe removal. Or, to use another analogy, me going in and asking for a clitoral hood piercing and the piercer removing my hood instead.

[box_of_cereal]

Stories like this remind me of a line from a song called Sex Changes by The Dresden Dolls :
"It might be nice to look at; don't forget you're stuck with it tomorrow, and tomorrow and tomorrow."

People just don't seem to realize how permanent something like that is.
And as for this "high" or "low" business, it's BS. It's a dick, not a car, it shouldn't be customized like that.

[TopHat]

Originally Posted by Terato

Intactivism is not about the complete abolition of any and all circumcisions, it's about preserving the free choice of a person regarding their body parts. This guy exercised that ability and he has every right to do so for whatever reason he has.

Wholeheartedly agreed; I don't hold any bad blood towards anybody who exercises their right to do whatever they want to their bodies- on the contrary, that's pretty much exactly what I'm fighting for.

My only problem is when people with circumcision fixations like these extend them to their own children, but seeing as how this particular fellow doesn't seem to have done anything like that I can't see any reason to get mad at him really. It is kind of a shame to see a fully-functioning body part turn into... that, but hey, it's not my body, so it's not my business.

[Dr. Cool]

Originally Posted by Terato

Intactivism is not about the complete abolition of any and all circumcisions, it's about preserving the free choice of a person regarding their body parts.

Two thumbs up!
Ethical and informed doctors should obviously let people know that they may regret the procedure. And even unethical doctors, if smart enough, should make patients sign consent forms alerting them for possible negative effects of the procedure and that they may regret it.
That's why the institutional change that intactivists should be fighting for at this point is the right to sue and the elimination of any sort of legal protection to practitioners of circumcision.

[intact]

he said he had kept it retracted for a while before getting mutilated. he must have had an obsession of some sort. either way, now he is fucked.

[jeff71913]

Of course, he is an adult and this is his business, however, this radical style of circumcision seems to be catching on. This is the style that the WHO recommends to prevent HIV. The images of this particular style are on their site.
The problem here is; I am afraid that the medical industry may practice this radical style of circ on children as well as adults that request the procedure. I have no doubt that this guy will have some serious problems regarding sexual satisfaction. Almost 100% of the erogenous tissue on his penis has been removed and it will be impossible to get that back. He is effectively screwed for life. Although it is his life and his business, I find it all rather disturbing, since I am totally confident that this style is a direct result of the HIV scare that seems to be sweeping the world.

[AC_Tech85]

Just posted this on his blog:

"It doesn't look like it turned out bad. Was it a urologist or a cosmetic surgeon that did your circumcision? A urologist wouldn't be as likely to care about the cosmetic details.

If you find that after it has finished healing that not enough inner foreskin has been retained, you can always restore using tape methods or weights to achieve the desired length. You can go to TLCTugger.com and http://foreskin-restoration.net for support.

Myself, I am decidedly anti-circumcision for the case of minors without a necessary medical need. My infant circumcision has resulted in extensive scarring, a minor adhesion to my glans, and complete removal of the frenulum. My cut would be labeled as successful because hosptitals don't follow up 18 years to find out the secondary complications. Mine was botched. I would classify yours as botched if it turns out you don't have enough skin as you'd like to still have.

In the meantime, just let it heal and try not to dwell on it."

If I get a response, we'll probably find out soon enough whether or not making this decision as an adult will lead to deciding for any hypothetical sons he may have. I hope he'll see that he should extend the personal choice to his sons. Here's to hoping.