I am 18 years old and uncircumcised. Few years back I discovered that my foreskin doesn't retract as it should. Anyways, I was able to masturbate without having any issues, and urinate. I didn't give much thought to it, as I heard that foreskin could loosen and retract, upto the age of 19. Anyways, I kept on stretching and cleaning generally in the shower, and now I am able to retract it in the flaccid position to the base of the head.
However, I cannot go beyond! I have realised that there is lots of smegma (probably) collected underneath which is very very sticky. {Attached Photo} Also, it seems that my foreskin rolls down (rather than sliding down). Is that normal? Help please.
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Sometimes the frenulum underside of the glans restrict movement of the foreskin further on the shaft. What about yours? Try google frenulum breve. Don't worry, there is nothing wrong with smegma. Just wipe it up when you are in the shower. There is no need for strong showel gels. They just dry the prepuce.
On the other hand- Phimosis means that just the tip of your foreskin forms a tight band/ring over the shaft skin, when you pull it up towards to your pelvis. On your picture the tip of your foreskin looks like settle under your thumb.
Please understand that your foreskin is a double layer and does roll down. The inner layer is attached just behind the sulcus and come forward covering the glans extending beyond the tip of the glans, then folds back onto itself to become the outer foreskin, extends back to where it becomes the shaft skin.
Is the foreskin fused all around or can you see the frenulum on the underside attached alone when you pull it back? You probably have a simple adhesion of the glans to the foreskin which in a young male can be manually detached on their own quite easily with patience and time, but if its very firmly fused and seeing as you have waited until 18 years of age, you might want to get that checked by your doctor to see if its safe to detach on your own.
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