Originally Posted by hymnokt
Hi. I’m a young adult and I’ve decided to have one of these procedures. I did some research, but was wondering if someone could give me their opinion based on experience? I rarely have problems in masturbation due to my somewhat short frenulum, but it has happened before, and I am convinced it will be a problem during sex, as the foreskin can mostly retract to the base of the glans when I am fully erect. Moreover, at that point the glans kinda tilts because the frenulum is slightly asymmetric.
My main issue now is PE. From experience, being uncut with a short frenulum makes it extremely difficult to extend/hang. The vacuum method seems to be the best, but it is almost impossible to get a tight fit and for long periods because the frenulum is in the way (creating an air cavity), not to say the excess skin around it is very bothersome and usually gets pinched. I sometimes also do pumping and this area together with the skin around the glans tend to get a bit swollen.
These are the main reasons I am thinking of jumping straight to circumcision. Lesser reasons would be the fact that my foreskin is a bit sensitive (especially near the frenulum), having a tendency to get irritated (my skin is prone to dermatitis), and the small chance frenuloplasty can create some tension due to the formation of a short scar tissue.
On the other hand, frenuloplasty is half the price and seems to be half the pain of circumcision (the price being more of an issue) without the potential loss of sensitivity.
Any suggestions?
I had a short frenulum and many years ago I made a thread about getting “frenulum tying” instead of frenuloplasty.
You can look for it to read in detail.
Basically, after 15 or so years, I don’t regret getting my frenulum cut, the freedom of your foreskin being able to retract all the way back is amazing, but I do miss the sensitivity of my frenulum. Since I just had the urologist essentially sever it by tying a stitch around my frenulum to cut off circulation, my actual frenulum (the sensitive part) moved to the tip of my foreskin so that when it’s retracted all the way, it’s about an inch lower on the shaft than the glans where it used to be.
This made the underside of my glans where the frenulum was a lot less sensitive, which can be a good or a bad thing. It can help you last longer, but you miss out on the sensation of someone licking your frenulum when they lick the underside of the glans… I kinda wish I had that…
I personally would not consider a circumcision unless there was a very very valid medical reason. I love my foreskin and the sensations it brings. One of the best feelings ever is pulling my foreskin back and clearing the coronal ridge. I would really miss that. But that’s just me.
If I was doing it over again, I’d seriously consider the frenuloplasty, and discuss the difference of sensation before and after with the surgeon.
Having said all that, I love aesthetic result of the frenulum tying. There is zero scar on my glans where the frenulum was, and there is just a tiny little flap of skin on my foreskin after the frenulum kinda shrank and atrophied over about a year after I severed it.
Nobody has ever noticed it unless I point it out.
It was also super simple and easy, both the process as well as the recovery. Incredibly tiny wounds that closed up within a few days and totally healed up after a couple of weeks.
I did have to take about 9 months off of PE. Long after the visible wounds healed, I would get very bad bruising at the wound sites whenever I tried stretching or pumping or other PE exercises. Like purple splotches. All those tiny blood vessels that were severed take a while to fully recover.
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