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A 33-year-old male asked:
Hi doctor, the foreskin of penis is tight. how to loosen it? do not want circumcision. thanks.?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
use some baby oil to lubricate and then gently pull back your fore-skin. after a few seconds pull it all the way forward again. do this several times a day. slowly your foreskin will loosen up. make sure to keep your foreskin pulled all the way forward all the time till your foreskin moves easily over the head in a few months. you should be o.k.
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Answered Mar 17, 2021
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A 26-year-old male asked:
I don't want to go for circumscision for tight foreskin ..So is there any other minor surgery which can loosen the foreskin rather then removing it?
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