Foreskin restoration journal of Ian Thornton
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I had written a ?motivating reasons for restoring? rant to put here, but decided against actually doing so.
The way I figure it, if someone is reading this journal, or more accurately, if they are intentionally reading this journal, they?ve already found some ?motivating reasons? of their own and, as such, they don?t need any of mine. Instead, I will just get down to business...
"Bio:"
First and foremost, I am providing a limited amount of personal information only for the sake of objectivity. Obviously, everyone is different in one way or another, and with this in mind, it is to be expected that experience will vary from person to person. I am providing my own information as a reference, in that others may better gauge what kind of results they can/can?t expect by comparison to my own.
I also hope to provide myself with a record of my physical development, for comparison later on in my restoration.
And now, on with the show...
I am a 22 year-old Caucasian male and live in the US west-coastal area. I am approximately 6ft tall, and weigh approximately 140lbs. I smoke regularly, drink occasionally, and do not exercise on a regular basis (ok, ok... I don't exercise at all).
I will be supplementing my diet with vitamins A and E, while possibly applying some sort of a vitamin enriched ointment to my penis, which will hopefully encourage new skin growth.
While I was circumcised at birth, the procedure was performed in such a manner that, while I do have a reasonably tight circumcision, it has not caused any "complications" (i.e., in intercourse) due to being cut too tight (I mention this as other men have reported sexual compilations due to their circumcision... I personally have not had any of my own, although, in my opinion, the circumcision in and of itself is a "complication".)
Questions or comments regarding my restoration process or the journal may be directed to me.
Saturday, February 23, 2002
Starting out:
I have started my restoration today, using the "O-ring" technique. I am starting with the "O-ring" technique for several reasons, which I will explain below:
I find the "t-tape" method to be more aggressive and complicated than I would care to endure over what will be the long process of my restoration (for me, tape is too painful to remove, too irritating to the skin, takes too long to apply, etc. I have also seen and read some nasty things about sores and ripped/cracked skin due to using tape)
Basically, to apply the O-ring, you push the head of the penis "into" the shaft, thus causing the skin of the shaft to come up around the glans... hopefully, you will have a small amount of loose skin on the "top" of where all this happens... the O-ring is placed around the loose skin, and "voila!", the O-ring is installed.
As you might imagine, the O-ring is easy to install, but I find that it also provides a gentler hold than tape, while still creating tension on the existing skin, and (hopefully) encouraging it to grow. The downside of this technique is that the tension is much gentler than that created by the t-tape, so this particular process may take longer in comparison to that of the ?t-tape?, or other tape-based methods.
Entry for today:
I applied the O-ring earlier today... it has been in place for only about 13 hours, so there is really nothing to write about so far as results go. On the other side of things, I did not run into any troubles so to speak of today... my main complaints are that I will either need to purchase some tight briefs or wear longer, untucked, shirts, as having the glans compacted within the shaft causes my penis to ?poke out? ? something that I think is noticeable even through my clothing? The other complaint I have is that, when urinating, the O-ring has to be removed, and upon re-application, I generally start to get a little bit of an erection? this makes getting things in order quite a bit more complicated, and usually makes necessary a small amount of adjustment once I have again become flaccid? I would imagine that as I get more used to the idea of restoring, this annoyance will subside. Another thing that I found interesting was that immediately after removing the O-ring, the glans of my penis remained compacted in the shaft, due to the warmth and moisture that had accumulated throughout the day? while this compaction would?ve only lasted a few seconds if left alone, it was a really neat feeling to "pull back my foreskin" in returning things to their normal position. Another result of the moisture was the presence of a subtle ?shine?, which you can see in the pictures from today if you look for it.
As a side note, I will be wearing the O-ring while sleeping... I have determined that it is small enough as to prevent the head of my penis passage through it, even while erect. That said, cutting off blood circulation during a nocturnal erection should not be an issue.
Pictures:
O-ring applied | flaccid | erect
These pictures from pretty much from the side, but not quite exactly... it was difficult to compose the pictures due to the ergonomics of my camera. This resulted in some rather odd angles in the pictures.
Unfortunately, these pictures are also about as close as I can get the camera to my penis without causing any more blur than there is already. I should hope that the pictures will improve over time as I become more practiced in taking them.
Wednesday, February 27, 2002
Just a small update... I came across a PDF at this site documenting a "multiple O-ring technique".
While the maintainer of the page is not the author of the document in question (nor is it mentioned anywhere who is), the procedure that is detailed within the document looks considerably more promising than using just the one O-ring As such, I have ordered 3 sizes of O-ring from a wholesaler, allorings.com to facilitate the adaptation of this method.
Otherwise, I have started taking a multivitamin daily to ensure that I am getting ample amounts of vitamins A and E. I am also applying a mixture of vitamin E oil and moisturizer directly to my penis to (hopefully) encourage skin growth, and also to prevent the any occurrence of stretch marks. Aside from that, I have decided not to wear the O-ring while sleeping... there are just too many things that could potentially go wrong, and as my penis is *very* important to me, I would just as soon not take the risk. I am, however, wearing the O-ring from the time that I wake to the time that I retire, each and every day. I will probably post another update until after the new O-ring arrive. Otherwise, I will be making new entries every week or so, and adding new photographs every month or so.
Until then...
Wednesday, March 20, 2002
Well, it is hard to believe that it has been nearly a month since the start of my restoration...
While I have remained reasonably consistent in my restoration, that consistency has not been to a degree that I am completely satisfied with. So... I will be making a few small changes to my routine...
Up until what will be this weekend, I have only been restoring on the weekdays. While 2 off days in any given week may not sound like much, the 3 1/2 months that those 2 days per week amount to over the span of an entire year is something that I think is deserving of a bit more notice on my part... From now on, I am now going to be wearing the O-ring EVERY day.
I also want to mention the difference I have seen in using multiple O-ring As I had stated before, I ordered a quantity of various silicone O-ring from allorings.com to facilitate the application of more tension over a wider area of skin, as provided by the multiple O-ring technique.
What a difference just a few more O-ring makes! Not only does this method almost entirely eliminate the need for adjustments throughout the day, but, to me, it also seems to producing more noticeable progress in comparison to that seen by a single O-ring and this is only within the last several days. While I don't think the progress that I have made thus far is visually noticeable enough to justify the addition of more pictures, there are a few very nice changes that I would like to note. First, and most notably, I now have just enough extra skin to masturbate with. (muahahahahaha) While I do have to remain in a sitting position to provide a usable degree of mobility to that skin, and while there is only enough to cover about 1/2 of my glans on the bottom, and about 1/4 of my glans on the top, if that, this is something that I have never been able to do before.
I must say, that this has proved to be very pleasurable indeed.
Second, My glans has even become a little bit softer and also just a little bit more sensitive... all by just remaining moist and shielded from clothing and other outside irritations... I would also like to mention that just the simple feeling of the glans being warm and covered is very... comforting. As odd as I'm sure it may sound, I actually feel less venerable, less exposed... maybe even a bit more confident?
Well, that's all for now folks. As another note, I will probably only do updates on a monthly basis from now on... Not a whole lot happens over a week, which amounts to not a whole lot of anything to write about. I will be posting new pictures next month, and every other month thereafter, regardless of what I feel my progress is, so that you may judge for yourself.
Sunday, May 15 2002
Looks like it's 'bout time for an update...
there had been a lot going on in my personal life over the last few weeks, and, among many other things, updating the journal was just not something that I had much desire to bother even thinking about, much less doing. Now that things have calmed down, I do have a little bit to report...
The first is that I am not using the O-ring for the time being... while I do feel that they were providing me with a reasonable amount of progress, as of last week, I have started using the Tug-Ahoy... My motivations for making this change were primarily that of wanting something that is even still faster and easier in applying (with the multiple O-ring, I was spending about 25 minutes in getting them on every morning), and also wanting something that would allow me to apply a bit more tension to the skin.
So far, I have been very happy overall with the Tug-Ahoy... Yes, it's overpriced, but me, being an impulsive spender, and sometimes very (very) lazy, I sheepishly shelled out the $100 for it.
Anyhow, back to business again... I have been using the Tug-Ahoy for the last week or so, while also doing "manual tugging" for about 10 minutes every morning and 20-30 minutes every night... My results overall up to now are certainly nothing stellar, but I do think they are noticeable...
While we're on that subject, this seems a good time for the new photos... these were taken over the span of a few days...
flaccid | flaccid | flaccid | flaccid | erect
Again, nothing stellar, but I think nautical none the less. There do seem to be more wrinkles on the shaft when flaccid, and there is a slight increase in skin mobility when erect.
I have also started applying aloe vera gel in the morning (it soaks in fairly quickly, and is not greasy, so it does not cause problems in installing the tugahoy.), while using cocoa butter before going to bed... Weather the application of these topical ointments will assist in faster growth, I don't know... probably not... but I do think that they will help ensure that skin irritation will be kept to a minimum.
I guess that's it for now... until next month... -Ian
Monday, June 17 2002
Just a quick note to say that I haven't forgotten about the update for this month...
I've taken some new pictures, but I can't seem to locate the cable necessary for connecting my digital camera to my PC. I will update the journal after I get a chance to track down or replace the cable... or the camera
-Ian
Thursday, June 27 2002
Ok, found the cable, and as promised, here are the pictures:
These were taken about 10 days ago, but I do think that there is some noticeable progress in them... The skin is slowly but surely moving closer up to the glans, and again, there seem to be more wrinkles on the shaft.
While I am happy over all with this progress, it could very well be better.
The reason I say this is because I still have not been doing the manual tugging on a normal basis, and because I have not been taking my supplements on a normal basis either (bad Ian!).
Otherwise, I am very happy with the TugAhoy as is, however, I have made a few slight modifications to it, which I think provide for a more comfortable and (hopefully) effective application... All I have really done is add another clip onto the elastic strap of the TugAhoy. Normally, the strap is just a single length of elastic that runs directly from the "Tugger" portion that attaches to the penis, and then around the leg and eventually, down to the sock where it is then clipped on... There is also an adjustment point somewhere in the middle of all this... My modification was simply to take the unused length of elastic originating from the adjustment point, attach a clip to the end of it, and then wrap that down my leg in the opposite direction of the main strap. The result of all this is that my penis is tugged more straight down and only slightly to the side... this seems to provide a more even tension (in relation to the direction that the skin is being pulled on all sides), and is certainly more comfortable than the "stock" application of the Tug-Ahoy (in which everything is essentially "wrapped" around one leg.)
Everything else is A-O-K for now... my main goals for this next month are to get back on the supplements, and to get going on the manual tugging... See you next time...
-Ian
Thursday, August 1, 2002
Sorry, there will be no updates until late this month; I'm (finally) moving into a house, and everything, including my computer is packed. Once things are settled, and once I have Internet access again, I will resume the updates.
Friday, August 16, 2002
I hate boxes.
While this is by no means an update, I just *had* to put it up...
After taking my first swim in our new house, I have a couple of new things that I am very excited about.
The first came about when I went swimming with my O-ring on... While I don't use the O-ring for restoration purposes, I have been using it to keep my glans covered when I am not wearing the Tug-Ahoy. What a thing it was to get into that nice cool water - without that brief but intense shock of the cold water coming into contact with my glans! Yes, maybe this is a small thing, but to think that not once within the last 20-some-odd years, until now, have I ever jumped into a cool swimming hole without feeling like my penis was about to retreat all the way back into my throat is something awesome to experience in and of itself.
The other very "exciting" thing was what happened when I was getting out of my swimming suit... after I took the O-ring off, my glans stayed covered, (of course due to the fact that my penis was f'ing cold and contracted at this point) and was in fact very reluctant to "come back out". So, I took this picture after I had a little bit of a chance to dry off and warm up. Right after I got out of the pool, however, the penis did look quite small compared to this picture, but had a much tighter "pucker" at the top. It definitely gave me something to look forward to (no the smallness, but the pucker!)
That's it for now... I will post a full update later on this month, until then wish me luck!
-Ian
Monday, October 7, 2002
Well, it's been a while, hasn't it?...
I guess I haven't had a whole lot to write about in so far as restoration goes... It's pretty much become a normal day-in/day-out routine these days... and this, I think is good. Getting "strapped in" every morning is now about as routine for me as is getting dressed... And while the whole becoming routing thing is nice, it's also a little disappointing at the same time, because the "routiness" also applies to my progress.
Unfortunately, progress really seems to have slowed a bit. I suppose that it may just be that I am not noticing the changes, as they are so gradual, but then it could also be that I am reaching a "plateau"... As such, I have started attaching my Tug-Ahoy at a different point on the shaft of my penis, in hopes that I may start progressing again now as I had been before...
On the other hand, I have noticed more skin mobility... (BEWARE; that's a 1MB QuickTime file you're about to link to, and while it is presented only because of its relation to the journal, it could be considered by some to be "graphic"..)
And without further adieu, here are the new photos:
Like I said, not a whole lot of progress from the last entry... but there is still some, and that's certainly better than none. I really can't say why I'm so put off by the slow progression of this, as I knew full and well that restoring would be at least a yearlong process, but I can't help but feel disappointed. I guess I was kind of hoping I would be one of the "lucky ones" who seem to have a little roll-over after only a few months... Oh well.
On the brighter side of things, no matter how slow my progress is, I can say with confidence that even the very small amount of "foreskin" that I have regained so far is better than complete lack thereof that I started with. To me, even that alone is worth every second of time and effort that I have invested in this project of self-improvement/self-liberation that I have put in thus far.
And that's it for now...As always, I enjoy hearing your thoughts, opinions, and comments on my journal and your own restoration experience.
-Ian
Wednesday, February 5, 2003
Just a quick note to say that while I have certainly neglected the journal for the past few months, I have certainly not forgotten about it. Look for an update by the end of this or next week - I promise!
Monday, June 30, 2003
Yeah... so much for that last "promise", eh? For those of you who might have wondered, I'm still at it... progress is very slow, but is still noticable. I have slacked off a bit off and on over the past several months... I have gotten better as of late, but what it all comes down to is just a matter of time and patience. I've started doing a little bit of manual tugging in the mornings and nights over the past couple of weeks, and I am still using the Tug-Ahoy as my restoration device. Not much else to say about things now, but I would like to do a little before-and-after comparison:
This was the first photo I took, back in Feb. of '02, with an o-ring applied.
And this is a photo that I took tonight, with an o-ring applied.
I think this probably does the best job of showing what progress I *have* made since starting my restoration project.
This is a photo I took back in June of '02.
And this is a photo that I took tonight; note that the main difference is the smooth and shiny texture that the head of my penis has taken on.
That's it for now... I plan on making another entry in the near future, as, aside from the physical progression, I would also like to touch on the sensitivity progression.
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