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About 90% of cases tight foreskin (also known as phimosis) can be resolved by gradually stretching the opening of the foreskin over a period of weeks or months. A topical corticosteroid cream (such as betamethasone or hydrocortisone) should be applied to the tightest part of the foreskin along with stretching. While it will take one or more months to stretch the foreskin enough to slide completely back and forth over the head of the penis, many men prefer this option to surgical interventions such as circumcision. Circumcision is not only painful but it also has a risk of surgical complications and may decrease the sensitivity of the glans (head of the penis) therefore decreasing sexual pleasure.
To perform the stretching exercises, the tightest part of the foreskin should be gradually stretched. A finger can be placed into the opening and the tightest part of the foreskin should be stretched. You should stretch very gradually. If you feel any pain, you are stretching it too hard. Gentle stretching works better than more forceful stretching because it allows for the skin to grow and expand at a normal rate.
A topical corticosteroid cream should be used with stretching. Betamethasone 0.05% cream is available with a prescription from the doctor. Using betamethasone with stretching is highly effective. If you are unable to see a doctor to get a prescription, hydrocortisone 1.0% cream is available without a prescription. It will not be as effective as betamethasone, but it will be more effective than stretching alone.
The cream should be applied to the tightest part of the foreskin, inside and out, while you are stretching. You can also apply additional cream before or after stretching as well. If the cream irritates the penis head, you should cut back on its use. Some redness or soreness is normal in the foreskin during the stretching process, but pain means you are stretching too aggressively.
You should apply the cream every time you stretch, and you should stretch for at least 15 minutes twice a day. The longer you spend stretching each day, the faster the process will go. Some men stretch more than 30 minutes twice a day. Some men also make a point of stretching during masturbating as well.
Once you start you will not see results right away. Don't get discouraged. Just keep stretching everyday and applying the cream.
Recent medical studies have shown this approach works within 90% of phimosis cases within three months. For the few cases where this does not work, surgical treatments are available that can expand the tight part of the foreskin without removing the foreskin as is done in circumcision.
As always, it's a good idea to see a doctor, but if you don't have access to health care or are too embarrassed to discuss it, then this method is a good way to start.
Finally here are a few IMPORTANT words of CAUTION:
1) Do not attempt to force back the foreskin of an infant or child. It is normal for the foreskin of infants and children to remain over the head, in some cases even until puberty.
2) You should be careful not to force the foreskin back off the head so that it gets stuck retracted, and if the foreskin gets stuck behind the head and it is impossible to move it back down you should seek medical care immediately.
3) If you experience any pain or side effects from the cream, see a doctor.
To perform the stretching exercises, the tightest part of the foreskin should be gradually stretched. A finger can be placed into the opening and the tightest part of the foreskin should be stretched. You should stretch very gradually. If you feel any pain, you are stretching it too hard. Gentle stretching works better than more forceful stretching because it allows for the skin to grow and expand at a normal rate.
A topical corticosteroid cream should be used with stretching. Betamethasone 0.05% cream is available with a prescription from the doctor. Using betamethasone with stretching is highly effective. If you are unable to see a doctor to get a prescription, hydrocortisone 1.0% cream is available without a prescription. It will not be as effective as betamethasone, but it will be more effective than stretching alone.
The cream should be applied to the tightest part of the foreskin, inside and out, while you are stretching. You can also apply additional cream before or after stretching as well. If the cream irritates the penis head, you should cut back on its use. Some redness or soreness is normal in the foreskin during the stretching process, but pain means you are stretching too aggressively.
You should apply the cream every time you stretch, and you should stretch for at least 15 minutes twice a day. The longer you spend stretching each day, the faster the process will go. Some men stretch more than 30 minutes twice a day. Some men also make a point of stretching during masturbating as well.
Once you start you will not see results right away. Don't get discouraged. Just keep stretching everyday and applying the cream.
Recent medical studies have shown this approach works within 90% of phimosis cases within three months. For the few cases where this does not work, surgical treatments are available that can expand the tight part of the foreskin without removing the foreskin as is done in circumcision.
As always, it's a good idea to see a doctor, but if you don't have access to health care or are too embarrassed to discuss it, then this method is a good way to start.
Finally here are a few IMPORTANT words of CAUTION:
1) Do not attempt to force back the foreskin of an infant or child. It is normal for the foreskin of infants and children to remain over the head, in some cases even until puberty.
2) You should be careful not to force the foreskin back off the head so that it gets stuck retracted, and if the foreskin gets stuck behind the head and it is impossible to move it back down you should seek medical care immediately.
3) If you experience any pain or side effects from the cream, see a doctor.
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