Different circumcision outcomes

I read recently that it may be nothing more that nicking the tip with a scalpel or as little as only scratching it.

..... the "foreskin" consists of only the wrinkly puce colored folds at the very tip of the penis .....

Now that I think about it, this is the type of circumcision that my mother wanted for me. At the age of 12 my mother found that my foreskin was somewhat tight. She commented that the doctor would "snip just the tip" so that my foreskin would slide back. I envisioned the doctor cutting my foreskin as my mother cuts cloth with a pair of scissors. She took me to the doctor but it didn't happen.

At the age of 12 my mother found that my foreskin was somewhat tight.

The foreskin adheres to the glans until it releases on its own, naturally. That can happen anytime from pubescent to young adult. So many doctors are never trained in the anatomy and functions of the foreskin and don’t know that. They recommend forcing the foreskin to retract (for “hygiene reasons”), tearing the adhesions and causing damage. This is like unto ripping off a fingernail to clean the nail bed underneath. Many men who say that they had to be circumcised later in childhood or as an adult due to phimosis were actually dealing with copious amounts of scar tissue that had formed after the penis owner and/or his parents tried to force retraction before the time was right.