Skin stopping foreskin retraction?

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hello, i amd 17 and i have been trying to retract my foreskin...no one ever told me i had to do this...thanks sex ed...well anyway im not fully sure but i can get the foreskin a little past the top of the head but i think there is a little skin attatching the foreskin to the top of the head...does anyone know what this is and how to fix it?

I actually have the exact same problem, I went to a doctor about it and he told me that as long as part of the head can come out you'll be fine. You don't need to retract the foreskin completely, just enough to get the tip out.And also, it would be a smart idea to tell your gf/bf about this before they give you a handjob, etc... if they don't know it can be quite painful, and they're not gonna freak out about it or anything.Oh, and just cause I'm trying to get the attention of the Mods , this really should be in the foreskin forum.

thanks, sry i did not know where to post, im new... :smile:

well i feel better...i cant believe that some people get circumsized when they r older...man that must hurt alot....god i would never do that

No problem. I remember the days when I was new... well, it was only a few months ago, so...

my foreskin has always fully retracted. I always thought of this as normal. keep pulling it back!!

In reply to:i think there is a little skin attatching the foreskin to the top of the head...does anyone know what this is and how to fix it? If the skin attachment is on the underside of the penis, below the urethra opening (pee hole), then that is your frenulum, and its completely normal. If the attachment is on the top or side of your glans (head), then that is a skin adhesion, which is not so normal (although not uncommon either, especially in foreskins that haven't been retracted before ). Some adhesions can work themselves free just by keep stretching the foreskin back, while others are more severe and may require a doctor to release the adhesion with a scalpel.

In reply to:keep pulling it back!! Eh, hell no! True, sometimes it can be pulled free, but in some cases it is very strong and as said needs to be cut by a doctor. Just pulling it can cause some very serious damage! You should just go see a doctor about it.

yes it is on the underside, is it usually attached that high or...., becuase i can pull it back so that the top of the head is exposed but i dont believe any further...

jeeze....cut, not that would hurt i bet....:(

Well, he doesn't just cut it, you go into surgery.

hmmm...is there any reason why the skin that is attatching it is so short? and also can that small piece of skin be stretched or??

Check the male anatomy thread at the top of this forum here: Male anatomy Look under foreskin retraction section to see how the foreskin should retract, and what the frenulum is supposed to look like on the underside. The frenulum is elastic, so you should be able to stretch it to get it to retract more.

Here is another illustration: Foreskin Animation