Have you ever tried keeping your foreskin permanently retracted?

As a boy, after discovering that my foreskin was retractable I instantly became addicted to the sensation of the bare glans. I was constantly pulling the skin back and spending as much time as I could like that. I tried using rubber bands overnight to keep retracted (a VERY bad idea since that cuts off circulation) and tape (another bad idea, since the edge of the tape was sharp enough to cause chaffing and small cuts) and was always ending up with a swollen foreskin after a few hours. I finally accepted defeat but the drive to free my knob wasn't extinguished and a few years later I was able to get a circumcision from a urologist. I now know there are methods that are safer to achieve permanent retraction and I almost wish I could have another run at it but I'm sure I still would have ended up getting cut anyway. My question to members is: have you ever tried permanent retraction? How did it go?

I've used hair bands or whatever they are called. You can find them in the female cosmetic section usually. Essentially they are rubber bands with a sort of cloth weaving around them which also expands and contracts. This makes them much wider than a rubber band and also soft on the skin. The large sizes are for holding a ponytail in place, but there are many smaller sizes as well.

They come in all sizes and colors and it may take buying several sizes to see which fits best.

I've found they can be worn for days on end without discomfort, but you do need to change them every few days because of urine spillage. It can build up depending on your habits. One ring is often not enough to keep the foreskin retracted. Two hair bands work better when worn just under the corona.

Aside from the hair bands, you can also purchase metal frenulum rings, but these do not expand or contract with the condition of the penis. Buy too small and they hurt with an erection, even partial. Buy too large, even with a small margin, and they can/will fall off and slide down the leg of your trousers at the most inopportune moment. Or fall off if you're wearing nothing. That said, I have seen these frenulum rings worn at nudist beaches, a place I would not expect.

If you ever order any such ring, don't confuse it with a penis ring, which is worn at the base and over both penis and upper scrotal sac and therefore larger in diameter. These don't come loose very easily compared to a frenulum ring, which is worn just under the corona.

Not me, but my oldest son. He is at the age of curiosity and questions. And he asked me what it feels like to be circumcised, in other words of course. And after explaining it to him, I gave him the option of being able to keep his foreskin retracted, so he could experience it a little. And so that curiosity passes.

I tried to keep my foreskin back for some time, but my short frenulum would often pull it back forward or make it uncomofrtable after a while. The exposed glans itself wasn't as uncomfortable as I had expected, honestly I started to like the feeling. Interestingly, after keeping the foreskin back for a few hours, it felt rather strange to cover the glans again.

I have done this several times. Once the glans dries (taking a few minutes) its very smooth to the touch. Unfortunately, my glans is very sensitive and this is not something I can prolong as I become aroused very quickly. It was always an afternoon thing while my parents were out.

I had a similar childhood fascination as @CanD and likewise experimented with rubber bands etc. We didn’t have Micropore tape back then otherwise that would’ve done the trick better! Knowing what circumcision was and knowing a few boys who’d had it done, I guess I was curious about what it felt like being permanently exposed like that.

Like @BillyGreen I also had a short frenulum which is something I only became aware of when I was older and having sex. I got referred to have it removed when I realised I was avoiding sex and analysed why. After surgery I found it was more difficult to keep my glans completely covered and I’d typically have half to two thirds coverage. I then also discovered (with a bit of training and persistence) I could keep it retracted for periods of time. The downside was if it rolled forward such as when sitting down it would occasionally trap pubic hair which was annoying and uncomfortable.

Doing this actually helped keep my glans dry and relieve a long running saga I had with repeated fungal issues that sometimes developed into full balanitis. This was the eventual medical justification for full circumcision. Having been used to retraction I had no discomfort or adjustment post-op. Experimenting with retraction was useful after all.

My play doctor kept my penis retracted slipping it in a cut condom with the rubber ring keeping the glans exposed. It somehow works and the feeling was a sort of torture for a few days.

A time she created a fold with proximal skin of my penis and placed a few surgical stitches around so the glans remained permanently exposed. This suture method worked very well and kept the glans exposed also after several erections. She removed stitches after a week permitting to masturbate moving my prepuce again.

I came across a method of comfortably and safely having my foreskin retracted for a long time on the ‘net. I think I Googled “permanent foreskin retraction” and the results included the method. Basically you need to pull your foreskin all the way back, apply some lube or a skin care cream to the exposed skin before pushing your foreskin back so that the lower half of the glans is covered over. Take a rounded flat blunt item, eg the handle end of a teaspoon or fork, and slip it between your glans and foreskin to then push downwards to then make the skin fold in on itself. Carefully work your way around the coronal ridge tucking the skin in as you do so until the skin is all tucked in and the glans is fully exposed. The final appearance should resemble a circumcised penis. I’ve had my foreskin tucked in like this for a whole day before now without any apparent harm. Hope it works for you / others.

I have it done myself several times and my foreskin stays back quite well. Now at a certain moment it does roll back over my glans, but that's only after quite some time.

I did start with it as a result of real exams where the doctor did pull back my foreskin and also did make sure it stayed back so my glans was 'uncovered' for a big part of the exam. Fact is that, once my glans dried the doc did have a look at it and carried on with the genital exam.

After that exam, she then pulled the foreskin back over my glans.

At a certain moment, after one of the exams, when I was back in the changing cubicle, I decided to try leaving my foreskin retracted and I did retract it myself completely. So, when I did put on my briefs my foreskin was kept in place because of the tight underwear.

I experienced it to be an interesting nice feeling and it also was quite arousing (it still is). But ofcourse, after some time, the foreskin does roll back in place anyway, but I did (and do) like that my foreskin stays back quite easy when retracted completely. and most certainly when I'm erect. I did have other experiences with that fact during later exams, but that's another chapter ... :-)

No, I never have. I don’t like the feeling of it being back for a long period of time. I found my glans being exposed in my underwear with an erection as a teen super uncomfortable. So I’ve never tried to intentionally recreate that feeling.

I've tried this a few times, out of curiosity about how it would feel.

I have a good overhang soft and hard, and never had tightness problems, so there's a lot of foreskin to pull and keep back.

The times I've done it, I used micropore tape to hold the skin back. Not the most flexible material, so applying at the right semi stage is important!

Verdict - quite fun at first to have drying glans dry-rubbing against underwear, but novelty wears off, and taped semi makes erection uncomfortable.

So, an interesting glimpse of circumcised side, but more downside than upside for practical reasons!

When I was at school I tried this several times. I just wanted it as I saw my dad had always bare glans. But at that stage my foreskin returned back to its natural position each time after a while.

Later during university years I saw in the communal shower a boy whom I admired. He had a very big penis and his foreskin was retracted. I decided that i also wanted like that and started trying to keep my foreskin retracted at all times. The main problem was when it slipped back to its natural position it caught pubic hair and if it was during daytime, for example right during a lecture or a seminar, I felt so uncomfortable and couldn’t do anything because if I did other students would see that I am manipulating with what is behind my pants and that would be embarrassing.

But I kept trying and eventually I trained my foreskin to be retracted at all times.

I tried to keep my foreskin retracted on several occasions, but at first it wouldnt stay back for long as my short frenulum made it very difficult to keep it in place. After experimenting with several methods to keep my foreskin retracted, I managed to keep it there for a few hours. The exposed head was an interesting experience and honestly, it felt quite nice, although the taped used to keep the foreskin in place was a little bit annoying.

After experimenting for about 2 weeks and keeping my more foreskin retracted for 1-3 hours per day while doing normal activities, I realized that a slight decrease in sensation at my glans. It changed gradually and wasn't unpleasant at all, it enabled me to directly stimulate my glans more easily. Due to the former over-sensitivity of my glans this wasn't pleasurable before. Combined with the reduced moisture it felt cleaner, too.

Unfortunately my foreskin tends to catch some hair beneath while rolling back forwards after some time, so I can't keep it retracted when going outside where I wouldn't be able to remove a trapped hair.

Unfortunately my foreskin tends to catch some hair beneath while rolling back forwards after some time, so I can't keep it retracted when going outside where I wouldn't be able to remove a trapped hair.

Trimming pubic hair is a simple solution ...

But I kept trying and eventually I trained my foreskin to be retracted at all times.

How did you achieve this? You mentioned training. Mine keeps slipping back almost immediately.

@agracier :

Your point is valid, but my girl likes her man hairy.

my girl likes her man hairy.

Oddly enough women I've been with have had stronger opinions about body hair than circumcision status. Maybe it's self-censorship, after all you can always regrow hair. On a related note, sex when you and your partner are both smooth is absolutely mind-blowing. I highly recommend it.

My foreskin never did come to the end of my cock. It was always a shorty. From my early teens I worked it slowly to come back behind the head. I guess it stretched. Now it never comes forward and stays behind the head all the time. I'm glad it's like that as there is enough skin to roll up & down on the frenulum when I masturbate. It's a great feeling.

I could never get my foreskin to stay retracted without at least a semi erection probably because it was kind of lengthy compared to others I’ve seen online. I wound up getting circumcised due to phimosis as an adult and I would be careful pushing the foreskin back all the time as the surgeon said para phimosis can happen where it won’t go back over the glans and circumcision could be required.

I’ve undergone a few play medicals where the Dr has chosen to fully retract my foreskin and then secure it back with micropore tape. This has been a very interesting experience especially if he has then had me replace my underpants as the sensations caused by the contact,

Personally I’m pleased I am uncircumcised

I've tried, but it gets irksome to have the tip rubbing against my underwear - even in comfy boxer briefs. It feels exposed and I can't say I enjoy (but can readily tolerate) the constant stimulation. Can't imagine what it would be like to be circumcised!

Plus, my skin easily returns to cover the head as I walk around and do things, so even if I wanted to, I'd be covered up again within a few hours.

It can stay back for a couple of hours,then it works it way back to normal, i cant keep it back when i have orgasm it becomes to sensitive and i have to pull it back

Mine stayed back easier/for longer duration once I’d had my frenulum removed. I could literally wear it back for hours/days. Once dry it was comfortable enough.

I went through a stage when I was young where I would pull my foreskin back whenever I was naked, especially when around my brother, such as in the bath or while getting dressed. He was circumcised. It was around the age I was mimicking my big brother - and I don’t think it was a remarkably conscious thing. I remember there were times when he commented on this.

I would either let my foreskin cover my penis again itself or pull it back over when wearing clothing as it was not a feeling I particularly liked. In the pool or while swimming at the beach, I’d leave my foreskin pulled back for longer. I think the water was such a different feeling, and it seemed to make the contact between fabric and my glans less irritating.

By itself, my foreskin usually stays retracted for 15-20 mins or so, or until I get erect or semi erect and go soft again.

Can stay back for a couple of hours

Will works it way back over the head

It does pulled back when having a orgasm