Tight / "not too easy to move" foreskin aspects

Dear all (men and women),

have you ever made any experience with "not too easy to move" (or maybe even tight) foreskins, e.g. concerned partners, friends, MedFet patients, family members or of course even yourself?

What's your position about it (not limited to real phimosis, but any intermediate state that, according to my observation, is quite prevalent)?

Does this always represent a problem/issue or are there any different aspects, that may even be potentially advantageous/joyful/convenient for some men or their partners?

It used to be the case when I was 7 but it was eased out.

Note: I have slightly modified the original initial post to clarify that it was not only meant in the sense of own body experience.

Thank you!

It is clearly an issue. Fortunately often it can be treated efficacely with preputial dilatations and specific ointments. Remaining cases can be treated with z-plasty avoiding circumcision.

I solved with preputial dilatations in young ages. I know several having the issue as adults and they solved with preputial plasty.

Could also come at later age with roundabout 60. Not sure about best treatment

I had a tight foreskin when I was 7, a doctor said so following an examination. As I got older, it became easier to retract, but it’s still not easy to pull a long way back.

I had to deal with this over a period of about 10 years. I had level 1 (the mildest type) phimosis. The main negative aspect is that there is pain when the foreskin is trying to be retracted. If the retraction is successful, the penis is being choked by the foreskin. It hurts even more during an erection.

One positive aspect was that it gave me a goal to stretch out my foreskin, which meant getting erections as much as possible. Another positive aspect is the feeling of both pleasure and pain while masturbating.

However, if phimosis can be avoided, I would definitely encourage activities (masturbating or regular foreskin retraction) to exercise and stretch the foreskin.

However, if phimosis can be avoided, I would definitely encourage activities (masturbating or regular foreskin retraction) to exercise and stretch the foreskin.

There are all manner of ways to retract a foreskin or enlarge the opening.

I used two small spoons for a while, placed them under the foreskin opposite each other and then pretended they were a sort of hemostat, pulling the foreskin opening further open wide. Add in all and any manner of creams, lotions, oils and whatnot and it can turn into quite the fun kind of excercise.

When I got into my teenage years mine would get stuck behind the glans during an erection. If I just left it there after my nightly pre-nocturnal emission it would sometimes come back forward during the night but on the nights it didn't, morning was heavenly. It would be dry and less sensitive and delightful to handle. That made for great dry masturbation. Later it stretched so that was no longer a problem but I did miss being able to play with dry glans. I fixed that later on.

Until I got married and began having regular sex I couldn't pull it all the way back due to a short frenulum. The complete lack of sex-ed cured that. Not knowing we needed to get her lubricated caused it to tear until it disappeared while causing us both a lot of pain but I can pull it way back now to where the inner foreskin gets stretched and that is heavenly.

Mine was quite retractable when I was flaccid, from a young age. Sort of tight when erect. I gradually stretched out my frenulum over the course of years mostly by, uhh, use to alleviate that. Now, I can retract as far as I care to... yeah, it will still give me a sensation of tension, but do I really need to pull back more than 5 mm underneath the corona? I think not.

I am sure I have written about this elsewhere here, but at a 6 year old, I was unable to fully retract. A surgeon friend of my uncle's clipped the web underneath the glans with a local injection, and I was then, after it had healed, encouraged to practice progressively fuller retraction.

I was proud of how far back the skin would go and to this day I like to wear my foreskin in different positions, foward, just retracted back to the base of the head or fully skinned depending where I am and who I am with.

During sexual penetration I like my partner to feel all the states and positions of my foreskin, whether it is oral or genital.

Interesting. When I was in my teens my foreskin was quite tight but with more regular sex it eased a little. Still tight enough though that when fully retracted it was tight enough to constrict my glans a little & make it extra swollen & purple. I used to enjoy the feeling of my foreskin retracting during vaginal or anal penetration leaving my super sensitive head to be massaged by my partners vagina or rectum. Sadly now it is a little tighter again due to lack of use & my glans a little less sensitive than in my younger days.

First thing, parents need to take the decision.

Now it's the question whether it's helpful to elaborate of this with the son. If there is an operation planned already it should be done. Doing it later or at a further date may cause further trouble 😵‍💫

For health reasons the circumcision is useful.