Zipper or Mesh Accident

Last summer on my vacation in Spain, While my children and I were cleaning ourselves in the public shower, We met a father and his sons, he came over when he saw that I was circumcised and told me his story. He told me that he was circumcised because of a Zipper accident when he was 6 years old.

My question is

Who knows or has known someone who was circumcised due to an accident with their zipper or bathing suit mesh?

I have heard many stories about circumcision but this was the first time I heard of someone who had surgery for this reason.

@EusebiJ Not the first time I heard of such things but it was always hearsay.

Years ago I was told a friend of a friend had “ripped his foreskin” during sex and had to visit the hospital emergency department. He underwent a circumcision. Years later I figured out that he’d probably ruptured his frenulum (a.k.a. Snapped banjo string), which seems to be a common injury according to anecdotes I’ve read.

@Dwayne yes these stories are more common, I have heard some and others have told me, yes is usually a frenulum tear.

Why would they circumcise for a torn frenulum?!

That has puzzled me also @Jacana as it seems a bit drastic. Perhaps the damage was such that proper healing and/or scarring would be problematic. Also, I’m guessing it was a late night attendance and unlikely that any specialists (e.g. urology) were available. Treatment/repair would be left to the emergency room doctor. Fixed for good

I've written about this before, but it seems appropriate here too: I managed to navigate the first 18 years of my life without a 'zipper accident' before getting circumcised. Then about 18 years after that it finally happened, catching my bare head in a moment of haste. ouch!

I have heard of injury as a reason for circumcision, but not specifically due to a zipper or clothing incident. When I was at uni there was a discussion in a tutorial about genital injuries, and the tutor who was an experienced nurse who was retired/ close to retirement shared some stories she had.

The one I remember specifically about circumcision was a young adult (18-21) who had been admitted with severe burns and lacerations from homemade fireworks, but his clothing had caught fire and his genitals were burned.

I can’t imagine it was pleasant.

@NurseSammy What a story, if I was impressed by the story I shared, the one you tell is twice as impressive. What a traumatic way to lose your foreskin.

@CanD I think I'm starting to get scared of Zippers now. I already took safety measures for my children, now I will have to think about taking them for myself too hahaha

I recall catching my penis in a zipper as a kid, but don't recall it later. I think it happened before my circumcision.

I've snagged myself in a zipper once, and the pain was such that I don't think I'll ever do it again. It didn't even draw blood, just felt like a very very sharp pinch. Obviously, no circ needed afterward.