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What Causes Non Retractable Foreskin Of Penis?

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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014
Question: The foreskin of the penis does not retract. How can it be remedied without opting for circumcision?
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (4 minutes later)
Hi. First of all please tell me why is it not retracting? If this is due to formation of a very tight ''ring'' around the glans while retracting = you need a circumcision. If there is no tight ring , you can try daily retracting it during bath, trying to roll in by pulling up the foreskin. You may use coconut or so oil as a lubricant. Do not force this otherwise a tight ring is formed at a later
Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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Follow up: Dr. T Chandrakant (14 minutes later)
Thank you, the foreskin has not been retractable for as long I can remember. The skin has indeed formed a ring around the head, but I feel no pain when passing urine or general stretching while bath. At first I thought this was normal, later I realised that the foreskin has to retract. What would you recommend next?
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Answered by Dr. T Chandrakant (11 hours later)
Brief Answer: as per options given Detailed Answer: Sorry for late XXXX. There are some options available if the foreskin ring is tight. 1> As already explained - you can certainly try pulling up the skin with the aid of coconut oil daily . Do not pull it hard otherwise it will increase the fibrosis at the tip if a ring. If at all the skin comes up and above the glans please clean it thoroughly with soap and water, make it dry and pull it back to the previous position to avoid paraphimosis , in which the foreskin will get edematous. 2> Visit a General Surgeon or Urologist and get checked. Request him whether the simple dilatation of the ring under local or general anesthesia will help solve the problem. You have to do this again everyday to keep it dilated. 3> Too much tight ring unable to be dilated needs circumcision 4> Dorsal slit wherein the Surgeon would put a cut on the front part an incision to release the tight ring; but this is unsightly hence preferred only in emergency. I would like to know whether you are married ( have sexual contacts and whether your condition has caused any problem for the sex- if at all ) Id no problem, the only concern would be cleanliness.
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What Causes Non Retractable Foreskin Of Penis?

Hi. First of all please tell me why is it not retracting? If this is due to formation of a very tight ''ring'' around the glans while retracting = you need a circumcision. If there is no tight ring , you can try daily retracting it during bath, trying to roll in by pulling up the foreskin. You may use coconut or so oil as a lubricant. Do not force this otherwise a tight ring is formed at a later