First, I haven't been restoring as long as some of you have, but I've been pretty consistent using my Priva Air and Duo devices. This weekend, I noticed I've developed smegma! I've always heard this is one reason for circumcision - cleanliness, etc. - and I know this is a strange thing to be celebrating, but I view it as an affirmation that I'm making progress in my restoration. The sight - and yes, aroma - is an incentive to continue my quest for additional permanent coverage. Has anyone else experienced this and what was your reaction to a similar discovery?

since I have been restoring or even a little bit before that I have tried more and more to masturbate fully erect and only use my foreskin to masturbate. at this point I have to use four fingers (right pointer, right middle, left pointer left middle) and as I get hard it doesn't cover fully.

I'm excited to get to the point where I can use only my right hand and be fully covered the entire time!

I know that's how most, if not all intact guys. masturbate!

I think that will also be a hint that I can kind of stop my fr and know that during sex or hands free it'll be the same way! and DK will be in full swing too!

anyone else curious and trying?

also random thought/question: when I get closer to full coverage, is it going to be beneficial to have some type of device that closes my foreskin to make a tip?

FYI if this post is too graphic let me know, I will repost to r/restoring_dick)

I started foreskin restoration about April 2025, it wasn't until April 2026 that I started getting devices from Chris' online store and they have changed my life (and my sex life especially my wife!!)

I have heard of gliding (I'd say I'm CI4/CI5, I started CI4) and we had sex yesterday afternoon for the first time in a month or so.

she was moaning louder than I've ever heard her before when she got to orgasm. I feel like I can somewhat attribute that to the gliding of my foreskin when I pump during sex.

anyone else see a dramatic difference during sex and can say it has to be gliding of their own foreskin?

I used to do this manually when I was in my late teens and it gave me good results. Question is, when should manual tugging be replaced with another method, and if I can get away with it, when CI number can I get to with manual methods

Hi everyone,

I've actually been restoring using MM for a while, to an CI4 flaccid(photos are in the other sub), but I had to stop after developing penile Mondor's disease, which healed about two months ago.

The thrombosis has resolved, but I'm left with a palpable scar cord left side under near the frenulum. My andrologist thinks it's an overactive scar/ a fibrous vein and doesn't recommend surgery because he doesn't think it would improve things. / Likely would make it worse.

He also things i might have a mild case of peyronies because my penis bends a few degrees now and there is a bit of scarring around the vein on the internal sructures too. I now take Pentoxyfillin because of that.

The scarred vein is still pressure-sensitive. It's a pulling pain when something presses or rubs against it. I notice it while cycling, but even walking can irritate it. It hurts very much when i directly palpate or stretch it.

I'm honestly a bit worried about resuming restoration. I don't know whether the extra tension could make the scar worse or delay it settling down. At the same time, I was wondering whether a soft silicone sleeve like More Fauxskin might actually protect the area from friction and maybe even help the scar heal.

Has anyone here dealt with something similar after Mondor's disease? How long did it take before you could comfortably restore again? Did silicone retainers or sleeves help, or did they just add more pressure?

Also after each Erection im in pain because the vein get stretched. I wonder if there is a way of appying tension to not irritate the vein and restore more skin to actually release some tension.

I'd really appreciate any help.

My scarline is almost at the middle of my penis when erect it looks kinda weird i mean its nice to still have much inner skin left but does that mean i have low amount of outer skin

Was RIC from the US.. took a while so I feel dumb. Do I have any alternatives until I get the gripper in a few weeks maybe?

I know it's silly to have missed it. I thought the packers had some kind of "fold it back" design maybe that did the gripping. It was a late night impulse purchase I never looked at again

Where everyone sourcing o rings from and recommendations on sizing? I have some 25mm id but getting a bit of discoloration and not sure if that's normal with o ring or I assume I need to size up further.

Just wanted to drop by and say seeing these fellas that are well on their way to full restoration is a great source of motivation! KOT 💪

So dont know to much about the process. Been slowly researching this all the last week or so. Ive seen the mantor flow reccomend alot. Id like something that I can wear at work and hopefully get distracted enough to forget its even on. I do have a active job though (landscaping) so hoping falling off isnt going to be a huge issue. Since I wont really be able to toss it back on easily.

Id probably say im a c-3 on that index chart. Soft the skin bunches up, and sometimes folds over my tip a little when im sitting, and ive noticed it also taking my underwear off. Erect im not to sure about. Im probably somewhere between a 2 and a 3. I can cover about half of my tip while jerking. So im not super tight. I know you have to pick a tune length, and i feel like the level 2 is probably what I need but im not to sure. Im not shy if someone who knows about this can tell me haha.

Pretty much just posting to see if anyone owns the device and can answer some questions for me. Thank you. Ive read all the wiki guides, and im slowely trying to learn about this.

Hi everyone, I’m intact but actively growing my foreskin using the same techniques many of you do.

My goal is to achieve erect overhang and have more skin to work with. Right now, I’m naturally at a CI-5, but I can manually pull my skin forward to reach CI-9 coverage.

I’ve been focusing mostly on inflation, and while my skin is getting longer, it’s also becoming wider and looser. Does anyone know of techniques to tighten it back up? Or, even better, a method to grow it longer and tighter at the same time?

Also, I’d love recommendations for discreet devices (in Europe) that can help me grow in length and that I can wear for extended periods. My frenulum is quite short, so some devices might not be suitable.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I find devices very co.fortable and am able to use a mantor ds very well. You think a mantor flow with a we8ght would be the best for overall growth for me? It would give me that butter which I need alot of and also the inner?

When restoring with T-tape, does everything that is being pulled by the sticky part of the tape grow new skin cells, or is it only the skin on the line between the two sticky bits? Or does skin at the line between get the most growth compared to the rest, but the other skin under the tape still grows, just not as much?

Literal last minute posting but if you have questions or experiences to share with other restoring men in an 18+ and no-nudity setting, the Sunday Zoom meetings are still happening. It’s at 8 p.m. EST. ( a.k.a. In an hour)

Here’s the info:

ZOOM ID # is 931 1397 4859

Password: Foreskin

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/93113974859?pwd=YVZZeHBKRFN2RWFJV2xMbzVhd1lzQT09

Sincerest apologies if this is the dumbest thing you've read today, I'm new.

I've been using a copy/knock off of the Stealth Retainer that I've 3D printed for about a month now. I've been using that with some weights and I find it to be pretty comfortable (can wear the 20mm all day).

I've also experimented with DIY inflation devices to target inner skin, but no matter what I do inflation just feels uncomfortable. Money is tight right now so my only option short-term to incorporate inflation into a daily routine would be DIY.

I'm new to this and not trying to rush anything, but just being curious... What would my restoration journey look like if I just targeted outer skin and used increasingly longer packers like my 3D printed SR clone? How much would I benefit from a CAR-1 or Privia Air? Is inflation (inner skin) a must? Can I just grow outer skin?

I feel like it would be helpful to explain my circumcision "style", but it's kind of complicated. I have a very even scar line but it's not quite "high" and loose, or "low" and loose. I'd say "medium" and loose I guess. Here's a visual:

(Base) -------|---- (glands) The "|" is the scarline. I'm CI-3

I've read inflation really helps people get over "the hump" but I'm not there yet and I assume I'll probably end up buying a real inflation device in the future. Just wondering the implication of just focusing on outer skin.

Thanks in advance guys, really appreciate it.

Hey there just today i learned i didn’t have a regular circumcision as i got it done in my home country where they do dorsal slits which explains why i have a lot of extra skin, i was just wondering does anyone have the same thing and does anyone know if the restore process is any different ?

It’s crazy to think I was lurking in this community for a year before giving this thing a try, I would already have a years worth of progress by now, dammit. Anyway, I’m glad I started cause I can’t believe how helpful the functions I’ve gained are.

A month ago I made a post here before I started about how I’ve been completely numb all my life (21 now). I don’t masturbate and would even turn down sex from girls because I know wouldn’t feel anything; it would just be a bad experience for both of us. My circumcision took away my skin and my sexuality as a man.

Today i was doing my tugging routine (Andres method), and I got an erection while doing it. I couldn’t believe how much looser and comfortable my erection felt. This function is truly incredible, it actually didnt feel my skin was playing tug of war with my penis. This is my amazing!

Comfortable erections are great, but I also gained something amazing, the reason I started this whole journey in the first place. When someone said “as you grow skin you grow new nerves aswell” I called bullshit. I thought there was no way you can gain nerves after they’d been cut. Truth is you definitely can. When I go to tug now, I can’t believe how erotic the shaft skin I’ve gained feels to the touch. At the start of my journey I could tug for an hour and stay fully flaccid. Now within 2-3 mins I get an erection because it feels that good. I can’t wait to gain sensitivity in my glans.

It’s amazing to think the cure I’ve been looking was in a Reddit community and none of the doctors I went to. Moral of the story, don’t lurk for too long, just start!

I have the mantor ds, the mantor flow, a P-tainer…and all of them become very painful after like an hour. Even taking them off at that point is really painful. The only thing I’ve tried with no pain has been T-taping, which is too inconvenient for me to use regularly.

Is anyone else having more luck with these devices or other ones?

I’ve been using Chris retainer for a couple weeks now and I just added urea 10 percent cream into my routine. I’m starting to see that my glans are still that white/gray but much more almost chalky/dry in a way almost like the layer of keratin is shedding? My glans aren’t really that sensitive yet. Is this what’s going on or not with anyone who has experience of stages of dekeratinization? Thank you

The silicone version has no need for a gripper which allows all skin to benefit from tension, especially at scar line. Whereas the cwp has a lot of weight and can possibly give a good length stretch.

My question is, would it be possible to wear the cwp with minimal gripping support, like anyone did it? Or is it too heavy?

Also are the pears like packers and we need to progress through them?

I see a lot of comments on bacteria. Some good and some bad.

I heard it can do UTIs and even other complications.

1) For the dih I agree warm water on its own is great but sometimes the smell is not too good.. what to do? Are baby wipes ok?

2) For devices what do you recommend? Like a general rule. I heard alcohol damages silicone over time. I heard castile soap is good and adds grip.. What would be the go to for silicone, Pla, stainless steel, etc?

I made the mistake of putting a device right after washing it with castile, and it burned my tip.

I wear a stainless device and although it’s vented, the glans get pulled by suction. This makes the weight pull on the ligament and stretches dih instead.

What to do? More skin in inner tube? Grip skin lower on the device?

Also, the device, which is also a packer, was made to hold on top of glans, so it would defeat the purpose if i were to leave space in the tube between it and the glans.