I had it done, finally. Posted 2 years ago when I was looking into circumcision and I finally had my circumcision. It was to remove BXO which formed on the foreskin and made a ring all the way around the shaft about 1/3 the way down from the head. To visualize it, it was like an asparagus elastic (those wide ones) that created a tight area and made it impossible to pull the skin down normally. I could still JO, but sex would hurt if the skin was retracted under pressure. The shaft is wider as you go down and trying to pull it back further would stretch the surface skin which would then split as it is delicate skin. This was more painful than the surgery I just had. The BXO skin started from a small rub burn and healed as a little whitish spot, smooth, and otherwise normal, but then spread under the skin in a linear pattern. To JO regularly likely didn't help over time as the skin would tear when pulled back just a little and heal as skin does by leaving a scar. Repeating this process of the skin stretching, scaring, and healing creates skin that lost its elasticity. I did try stretching the skin which would lead to surface tears but I could never stretch the skin long enough to make it work. Eg. you would need a device like a reverse clamp that holds the skin stretched for weeks and allows you to keep stretching it until the stretch cracks healed. Maybe then it would heal and remain stretched out, but otherwise, it heals when relaxed and not stretched and that causes all those tears to heal tighter than the last time.
I also tried cortisone cream for 3 months in the beginning but it didn't help. I think doctors should either provide an injection of it, or try antibiotics, or immune boosters. IMO, BXO was just waiting for me when having a lowered immune system, but had that not been the case, I likely wouldn't have known about this site or the term BXO.
(This part is just based on my experience - BXO is something that can start from a wound to the skin. That leads me to think it could be bacterial, but because of the pre-mentioned events at the time of my BXO starting. I am quite sure my immune system was low. It happened while I was on a medication which lead to no sexual desire and while JO, couldn't sustain an erection. Hence the skin burn lol. I was beating that meat and nothing. Once i got off the meds after a month, things went back to normal sexually speaking, but the BXO had already begun. The meds are known to cause possible affects on the immune system and I noticed other changes like injuries/cuts/bites weren't healing as quick as they used to. I was inactive, gaining weight too. Drink too many energy drinks which are other factors that likely don't help. That being said, I never get sick but that doesn't mean I couldn't have low WBC, anemia, or heart issues. Eg. my heart rate was high 40s after the surgery and I'm 60+ lbs overweight, so I can't claim it is because I'm in peak physical condition.
Back to the procedure. There are different methods doctors use to circumcise. Some put a moghan? clamp under the skin, pull the skin over it and then it slices around the shaft and they glue and stitch it. The doctor I asked about his process said they would cut most of the foreskin away and put me under to do it. I chose a different doctor to get only the area that was impacted cut away so I would keep most of my foreskin and only lose about 1" in the area of the ring.
For those who are nervous, I would say, don't be. The needles they use are very small and I barely felt a pinch and after the 1st, the rest go unnoticed. I had a cauterizing knife? pen? wand? used to cut the skin away that was damaged. Didn't feel anything but when I did, it just felt like a device that was blowing bursts of air. No pain from it. There was the mild smell of burning skin since it is cauterizing. It felt like pressure when the doctor was pulling the bad skin off.
The entire procedure took about 30 mins. 1 doctor, 1 nurse. Then some time in recovery with an OJ and crackers before they let you go home. I drove, but they recommend someone pick you up.
That was 2 days ago. I took the wrap off yesterday in the shower and everything looks great. The foreskin is very swollen. Looks like Kenny from South Park or a Pig in a Blanket appetizer. Little blood spotting but that only lasted a day.
No pain after the surgery either so either I was lucky and had a great doctor, or this procedure is really pretty straight forward.
Why did I keep the skin remaining vs a full cut or similar? Because foreskin has a purpose which is to protect the head and it has lots of nerve endings which cause sensation, and the skin plays a big part in good sex (IMO. No need for lube as the skin slides back and forth over the shaft during sex and masturbation. I honestly never knew why in movies, the guy always had to get some tissues and lotion ha ha. Lotion is just messy and unnecessary with foreskin. And for the woman, it means no drying out vaginas, or friction burn which make sex painful.
Hoping my stitches heal without leaving much scaring. They look clean. No discharge or other concerns.
If you have to get it done, go for it and know that it should be a simple and pain free procedure. Note, I didn't have a full circumcision, so if that is your plan, I really can't comment on the healing process. The surgery should be similar in that it shouldn't hurt, but when I see circumcised photos, there seems to be a scar of 1" in width and some look like they healed oddly. My procedure looks more like a few stitches on your arm. Clean stitches, little scab or blood.
I wanted to post back here since this site helped me become more educated on the process. There are videos on youtube that show you the process and it looks bad. I was talking with my doctor during the procedure, cracking jokes, and asking questions.
I wish my doctor discussed what he was cutting and how he was going to do it. I tried and I got the impression he was feeling like I was coaching him. I wanted about 1" or less above the band to 1" below the band cut away. That I thought would keep the healthy skin near the head where the nerve endings are, and cut away enough of the skin that might have BXO. I now have some concerns he didn't cut enough away due to hearing I wanted to keep as much foreskin as possible. What I meant by that statement was that I didn't want a tight cut or cutting away healthy skin for no reason. The range I provided looked like it would cover the bad skin and just a little of the health, thus removing all BXO skin. In 2 weeks it should be healed to notice how it went and looks. At least I could have it done again if needed. I have concerns if they did a full cut and then my skin is too tight when erect. I read a lot of posts from men who had been circumcised as a kid and don't have enough skin when hard which leads to painful tearing.
Longwinded but hope this helps your decision.
