Necessary Foreskin Removal

[Angel116]

I'm 18. Ever since I was 7, I have never pulled back the foreskin of my penis. Because of this, it seems as though its permanently stuck. I can't pull it back at all since the opening is too small and would hurt to pull back over the head of my penis. All attempts at pulling it back, have been very painful. It's impossible for me to have sex because of this. Is there any surgical procedure that can help me aside from a normal circumcision, so that my health insurance can cover it? Would this be considered a necessary procedure?

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
You seem to be having phimosis. Phimosis is a constriction of the opening of the foreskin so that it cannot be drawn back over the tip of the penis. Treatment includes application of a steroid cream to the foreskin up to three times a day for about a month to loosen the adhesive ring.If ballooning during micturition is present, then surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin(circumcision) may be recommended.

I hope it helps. Take care and please do keep us posted on how you are doing. Kind regards.

[rmprdl1964]

Hi,

There is the possibility of stretching the skin but you mention discomfort.
The other option is having only the phymotic ring removed, therby leaving most of the foreskin intact.
There also is a tool called glansie that is used to stretch and detach the foreskin from the glans. Just type in Glansie in your search engine and it should come up.

All the best.

Ron