Loose vs tight

The only circumcised penis that I saw up close is my cousin's. He had been circumcised for medical reasons when he was about 6 or 7. He was flaccid, and his shaft skin reached to the corona; the glans was full apparent and there was no way to cover it. He then pulled on the skin to show me how there was some further pinkish area that could be uncovered. During an adult discussion, he explained that when erect, the skin becomes fully tight and smooth and the pinkish area I had seen is then fully uncovered and that it is quite fragile (liable to be injured during masturbation, for instance).

I assumed that this was the normal outcome of a circumcision. Then, much later, I learned that some circumcisions were tighter than others. Some people here report no looseness of skin, even when flaccid. If I understand them correctly, the pinkish area shown by my cousin is permanently uncovered as well.

How does it appear on circumcised members of the forum?

Also, some members of the forum, from the medical professions, told me that the correct way to circumcise (at least for newborns, US-style) is to obtain that tight result. I'm wondering, is there a medical benefit for that?

There are a lot of variations in the tightness of the penile skin among circumcised men. I am sure it has to do with the anatomy of the individual penis and how much skin the circumcisor pulls through the clamp before he tightens it down. Some men have very tight circumcisions so that the scar and all of the inner foreskin is visible both flaccid and erect. Other men are not circumcised as tightly and have a roll of the inner foreskin rolled behind the corona of the glans when flaccid, but, when erect, this inner foreskin and the circumcision scar are visible as the skin tightens on the shaft. I am a major grower, going from about 2.5 inches to greater than 7 inches as I go from flaccid to erect. I would think that if the skin was tight when I am flaccid, it would be so tight that I would not be able to get a full erection due to limitations of the skin to accommodate the increased length. I have always admired the tightly circumcised penis, but I do not think my anatomy could accommodate it.

I have a loose circumcision so a the remaining foreskin covers about half the glans. When I am erect the skin I stretched tight and the glans is fully exposed.

Bob1952: So there exist even looser versions than the one I described! Was it done at birth? Later? For what reason?

(I'm now wondering whether loose vs tight depends on technique and motive.)

I think I must be loose too as skin bunches behind glands when soft.

I have a Low & Tight circumcision done when I was 6 in a UK private hospital in 1977, though it’s not as tight as it was when I was a teen,

A tight cut is obtained by taking a lot of skin off and ensures the glans is always fully exposed, with no loose skin hard and soft, and in my opinion feels great,

How come has the situation changed since teen age?

Was circumcised shortly after birth in the fifties. Must be what is considered "tight" because even now not much loose skin when its soft. Skin is very tight when erect.

Sosueme: Is masturbation difficult, since you cannot move the skin when erect?

Pecan nut, a few years of yanking the skin instead of gliding over it caused the skin to lose attachment at the base and slide up off the body 😢

my own fault for playing with myself too rough, but I love it and get carried away

I believe I'm quite tight, though I could be tighter! And, yes, I must be careful when masturbating, and I've had uncomfortable experiences from overeager girls who wanted to give me a handjob in a way that I think was suitable for intact men but was a bad idea for me!

I’m cut fairly high and tight but not overly so, with the frenulum removed. I have some minor shaft movement when erect, and am able to masturbate without lube at least on my own, but I find that it’s better to use lube when with a partner.

I am short, in my experience the majority of penises that I have seen in the gym showers here in the US are high and tight. In my case it is low and tight.

My glans, both flaccid and erect, is always exposed

For me there was no deformation but there was a little discomfort during the first sexual relations.

I think a high and tight looks - and feels - very sexy. Very unusual to find here in the U.K. unfortunately, as most men get the ordinary tug and chop, whether on the NHS or privately. I am lucky that my partner, though British, was born in America, and got the gift of a RIC. He came back to Britain when he was a couple of years old, but when he went into secondary school, he was the only lad in his class circumcised (compulsory showers at school). I might be biased but I think it looks beautiful. Lube is needed but the sound and feel makes it even more erotic.

@AlanRM you mean he needs lubricant for masturbating?

Tight and loose indicate how much foreskin was removed. High cut indicates most inner foreskin tissue saved and outer foreskin tissue gets removed. The circumcision scar is further back from the glans. Low cut indicates most inner foreskin tissue removed and outer foreskin remains. The circumcision scar is immediately behind or near the corona of the glans.