I’m 19 and I was circumcised when I was 16 due to phimosis. I was never able to retract my foreskin fully ever, this worried me because I knew sex was not gonna be enjoyable at all. 3 years later, my penis fully healed without a problem, but there was still an issue. When my penis is flaccid , the head of my penis is covered by skin of the shaft. So the head is never exposed when my penis is flaccid, I have to pull the skin from the shaft back to expose the glands. When erect my penis head is fully exposed. I can touch and rub the head when I take a shower. When I masterbate I don’t touch the head, unless I use lotion, but when I try to stay on the head it becomes uncomfortable. I could explain the feeling like the sensitivity you feel after you ejaculate. I have tried using a fleshlight to see if I could use it but my penis glands were still to sensitive. I know that the head is supposed to be the most pleasure able part of the penis, but unfortunately I cant feel this pleasure. Any advice will be well appreciated.
Update: thanks for all the responses, here’s a comment I left giving more info.
Thanks for responding clay. I don’t have a partial circumcision, I have a circumcision scar line and there is no foreskin at all. But when my penis is flaccid it kind of inverts itself, which results in the skin of the shaft itself covering over the head. I was thinking of buying some tape for sensitive skin, and taping the shaft skin back so the glands are fully exposed when flaccid; and do this for a couple months so the glands get fully keratinized.
Should I add some photos so you guys can get a better picture of what I’m talking about so I could get the best advice possible, no homo.
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I had that same hypersensitivity and the way I solved it was too keep the skin back ensuring the glans is exposed 24/7 in my briefs. It was most uncomfortable initially, however, after about three weeks, that hypersensitivity started going away. The glans has to toughen up a bit, but that can't happen if it's always hidden away.
Thanks clay ! I have been keeping the remaining foreskin retracted from last 2 months. But I see no progress. You know what happens, that, when the dick is in flaccid condition, the remaining skin bunches up behind the glans. Therefore, it doesn't get rough & tuff. At these times, the sensitivity increases. And it stops the keratinizing of that portion.
That's curious because before I had my circumcision, the skin bunched up behind as well. The glans was exposed and over the weeks, the sensitivity went down to a manageable level.
Thanks for responding clay. I don’t have a partial circumcision, I have a circumcision scar line and there is no foreskin at all. But when my penis is flaccid it kind of inverts itself, which results in the skin of the shaft itself covering over the head. I was thinking of buying some tape for sensitive skin, and taping the shaft skin back so the glands are fully exposed when flaccid; and do this for a couple months so the glands get fully keratinized.
I recommend recircumcision. It removes redundant skin. It's comfortable in underwear. Nothing puts pressure on the glans. And especially sex is better.
Hi, it does sound like you had a partial circumcision and your glans are still being covered this doesn't allow your glans to desensitize and do you still have your frenulum intact? If you could keep it retracted it would desensitize in time but this may not be possible for you. you may need to consider having your circumcision redone.
His problem of hypersensitivity is not as normal as people are making out. If that were so then uncircumcised men would have continuous discomfort and that is certainly not the case. If he is having sensitivity problems over those that an uncircumcised man would have after 3 years, he should be seeing his doctor.
Your problem is the contact of the glans with the "outer" skin of the penis. About 30% of men hate this. The problem is the outer skin moist on the glans. I recommend removing the redundant outer skin, so that the head is always exposed and dry. I was re- circumcised and I have no problem.
Hey John, I am on month 3 and still have a sensitive glans. When I go out, i wrap the glans so the rubbing against my underwear doesn't hurt me. Unfortunately, all this protection has not induced keratinization, regardless that my glans is full exposed all the time.
How is your status now after 8 months? have you resolved the issue, and if you did, how did you do it?
Can I ask a question? Are you carrying a bit of extra weight like I am? If your head is completely exposed when erect then if they remove more skin you may not have enough left to get a full erection. If you are have a large pubic fat pad at the base of your penis your penis will be retracting into the fat. Like mine does.(I would show you a picture but not allowed on here). I’m not circumcised but when soft my penis disappears inside my fat pad only leaving a bunched up foreskin but when fully erect my head is half exposed.
Time is your friend. I’m uncut and when young had high sensitivity. This dulls gradually with age such that now, age 70 the glans is no more sensitive than any other part of my body. Of course you need to find a way to make your everyday day life comfortable, take care not to go too far with any measure that can’t be reversed later in life!
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