Tightness, overdone
That sounds like something a friend in HS had – he had been cut around the age of 13-14. He always complained that when he got excited he felt “too tight” and hurt.
I always recommended him to try message and potentially would also help loosen things up a bit. Not sure if it helped him. I lost touch with him about a dozen years ago and don’t know if anything changed for him.
Eager to hear Dr. Reed’s input on the question. India
Hi India,
Infants and children and young adults have the best chance for “tincture of time” tissue stretching when an over-zealous circumcision has been performed. An older adult may never recover with non-operative approaches, however, in addition to massage as you mention, there are penile uncircumcising devices that will stretch the skin, and I would recommend that before any surgery be considered.
When a patient requests “tight”, we always hold the skin with tissue forceps before cutting to see if there is lifting of the pubic skin or scrotum, if so we do not cut that tightly.
Harold M. Reed, M.D.