Questions for Urologists

[2CutNot2Cut]

What would you ask your urologist about a tight ring around the foreskin 1/3 of the way down from the head when erect ? These are some of the questions I could see asking before having the procedure done.

Can the skin where the rings are be stretched and left to heal in stretched form so it is no longer tight on the shaft?

Can the skin be cut through so the rings are no longer in tact (imagine an elastic band around your shaft and cutting through it)

Do they need to cut most of the foreskin away? eg. 90-100%, or can they cut below the tight rings of scar tissue (bxo)

The urologist uses the pollock clamp. Any concerns with that method?

-- If they cut veins, how do those just stop bleeding?

Any concerns with skin being too tight, tearing and scaring?

[jimfromcalif]

This describes stretching technique. In jus a few days, you’ll a difference. phimosisjourney.com

[KOTFrank]

I certainly agree to check out stretching at phimosisjourney.com. Best resource. I looked up the Pollock technique which uses topical then injectable long and short acting anesthetics . The Mogen clamp is used which is quicker (therefore faster heal) than the Gomco clamp, but has a risk of glans injury getting some pulled into the clamp and that portion gets cut off: avvo.com/legal-guides/ugc/t...

The cut is not circular (actually the penis is oval) but cut in a line the pinched foreskin. The preputial skin around the corona of the glans will often have a "dog-eared" or asymmetric appearance.

In this procedure, the perineal nerve branch is not anesthetized, so there is apt to be some pain Dr. Pollock says minimal pain, but also says no pain. He also says sugar pacifier lessens baby’s pain perception, which is wholly not true. Sugar paralysis some facial movements giving the look like it’s effective analgesic. But no and now the baby can’t find some relief through expression.

Pollock Technique: Acetaminophen is used (doesn’t thin blood) after circ for pain relief. Then later days Motrin.

Bleeding is stitched or cauterized or a certain coagulating powder.

Circumcision can also result in phimosis which can happen when the cut lands somewhere on the glans (partial circ) which is best to stretch or possibly keep behind the glans. Circ can also be a sleeve resection from the base of the penis which preserves all the sensitivities of the penis including the primary penile specialized epicritic receptors, the frenular loop aka Taylor’s ridged band. But this requires expert doctors to avoid nicking the dorsal nerve on top center which nicked will numb 1/3 the penis at the tip. There are doctors who specialize in placing the scar line at the base. BTW the glans is loaded in the order of some 95% of crude protopathic pain/thermal receptors. The remaining some 5% receptors of the glans are fine touch specialized receptors at the corona. The foreskin pleasure receptors override the glans pain receptors so it all feels good. Of course, when the majority of pleasure receptors are gone, the oversensitive glans pain is felt, particularly right after orgasm.