Born with Aposthia - What are my Choices?

[billmeback]

I have been wondering as of late whether foreskin restoration is something I'd be willing to consider. My rare condition means that I was born without a foreskin so its not like I miss having it, I've never had it, I have just spoken to people who have had it removed for one reason or another and they seem to regret it. I suppose because I wasn't born with foreskin, I feel like I was robbed of the choice and I feel like I'm maybe not normal as a result. It's stupid really, I know so many people every year, make the choice to have it removed so its hardly an unusual thing not to have one. Anyway, I've been wondering what it would take for me to acquire foreskin seeing as I have no real starting point for restoration to take place. Is it actually at all possible for me to ever have foreskin? I was hoping I would find some of the answers I'm after here. I know I can live without it happily, and I have done so, so far in my life, but I do think its something I should explore now so I know one way or another what my options are and whether I would really be up for a procedure if there is one available.

[parsecskin]

Hello and welcome to the forum. You most likely can expand the skin you have and get full coverage. Since aposthia is a very rare condition and visualizing exactly what you have is difficult, a pic or 2 would help tremendously in determining your starting point and which method(s) to use. I was cut as an adult and I regret it like many others in my situation. In any case you'll be building a foreskin, not restoring it. It can't hurt, that's for sure.

[Recover]

Worth a try! It would be interesting if anyone with aposthia has ever attempted it and shared the results. But the surveys in the article linked below suggest that it is so rare, statistically speaking so very few such men would ever find their way to a site like this. If you make an attempt (and, as parsecskin says, the miracle of tissue expansion suggests that you would likely be successful), you would be doing ground-breaking stuff. Definitely document it if you make that decision! http://www.sciencedirect.com/science...22346810004379

[billmeback]

That's an interesting Survey. I had thought although the condition is rare, we would see more documented cases of people wanting to have foreskin constructed. I suppose for most people, it isn't really an issue. It's not a debilitating condition and if you've never had one, I suppose you don't really miss it and life can go on just fine without. I think maybe I've found the answer to my question on whether I should consider it. I don't think its something I should pursue and I should just accept that I was just never meant to have foreskin. I totally get why people who have had theirs removed and then later regret it, would want restoration but I literally have no real starting point and it would require building from scratch so to speak. I'm going to do more research before I make my mind up for good but I think I know which direction I'm heading in. Thank you for the supportive replies.

[admin]

Lots of intact guys tug to lengthen the skin tube.

There is a theory that aposthia is just a foreskin that retracted very early in life such that it didn't grow as long as one usually does, owing to not being drawn along by the growing penis. That is to say, in some cases it's possible all the usual foreskin stuff is there, it's just condensed. Tugging should work great.

The TLC-X with TLC Selects http://tlctugger.com/product/tlc-x-e...le-tugger-kit/ is a system that is ideal for this situation. If you have slack that letgs you force-cover the whole glans and pinch the skin closed to hide the glans (while flaccid) you can probably apply this tapeless device. It has the TLC Selects spacers which let you fine-tune device length so you can situate a specific part of your skin tube at the skinniest part of the device while you tug. By gradually lengthening the device as you gradually gain slack you can keep this chosen spot always warn as the induced roll-over point so that it will never get stretched wider than necessary and so you have the best chance of a tidy natural looking puckered outcome.

[billmeback]

Lots of intact guys tug to lengthen the skin tube.

There is a theory that aposthia is just a foreskin that retracted very early in life such that it didn't grow as long as one usually does, owing to not being drawn along by the growing penis. That is to say, in some cases it's possible all the usual foreskin stuff is there, it's just condensed. Tugging should work great.

The TLC-X with TLC Selects http://tlctugger.com/product/tlc-x-e...le-tugger-kit/ is a system that is ideal for this situation. If you have slack that letgs you force-cover the whole glans and pinch the skin closed to hide the glans (while flaccid) you can probably apply this tapeless device. It has the TLC Selects spacers which let you fine-tune device length so you can situate a specific part of your skin tube at the skinniest part of the device while you tug. By gradually lengthening the device as you gradually gain slack you can keep this chosen spot always warn as the induced roll-over point so that it will never get stretched wider than necessary and so you have the best chance of a tidy natural looking puckered outcome.

Thanks bud, iis certainly worth a look, i'll do a bit more reading up on it.

[Nearlythere]

Hi Everyone,

I was born with Aposthia as well. I had posted a few posts on the older forum (Now defunct) and have not contributed to many forum posts but have learned from many men on here. tomjones contacted me via PM and has encouraged me to contribute to the forum. Thanks Tom for the motivation.

After learning of my condition at age 23 (I always thought I was circumcised, because that's how it looked) I finally had a base line to work from. I have suffered mentally and emotionally just like most of you and finally got fed up with the status quo and decided to do something about it (in 2003, when the internet first really started taking off and I could find information easily).

I have been restoring for 17 years now (I had a few breaks in between). It was frustrating for me because I found that the skin that was being pulled up into the TLC was actually scrotal skin, so I spent a lot of time increaseing its size. My testicles increased in size as well (they were much smaller than average) and my libido has started to come back and definitely starting to fell more sexual than asexual as I had felt for most of my life.

So in answer to your question billmeback... YES it is totally possible. You have all the tissue you were born with, nothing has been removed. All tissue is in small amounts but from my experience it will grow back. It may take a little while but this is the case for everyone. The improvements that you will notice are worth the effort and time.

I have mostly used TLC products and manual tugging.

I look forwards to continuing this conversation if anyone is interested.

Nearlythere

[Pixlooker]

Hi Everyone,

I was born with Aposthia as well. I had posted a few posts on the older forum (Now defunct) and have not contributed to many forum posts but have learned from many men on here. tomjones contacted me via PM and has encouraged me to contribute to the forum. Thanks Tom for the motivation.

After learning of my condition at age 23 (I always thought I was circumcised, because that's how it looked) I finally had a base line to work from. I have suffered mentally and emotionally just like most of you and finally got fed up with the status quo and decided to do something about it (in 2003, when the internet first really started taking off and I could find information easily).

I have been restoring for 17 years now (I had a few breaks in between). It was frustrating for me because I found that the skin that was being pulled up into the TLC was actually scrotal skin, so I spent a lot of time increaseing its size. My testicles increased in size as well (they were much smaller than average) and my libido has started to come back and definitely starting to fell more sexual than asexual as I had felt for most of my life.

So in answer to your question billmeback... YES it is totally possible. You have all the tissue you were born with, nothing has been removed. All tissue is in small amounts but from my experience it will grow back. It may take a little while but this is the case for everyone. The improvements that you will notice are worth the effort and time.

I have mostly used TLC products and manual tugging.

I look forwards to continuing this conversation if anyone is interested.

Nearlythere

Are you happy with your results?
I’m intact and I have slight phimosis and I’m very happy with extra skin I’m making.

[Nearlythere]

Aposthia is more like having an inverted foreskin with a CI: -1, but all of the different types of tissue still remains, just in very small quantities.

Yes I am more than happy with progress so far, with lots of milestones and new feelings both emotional and physical along the way. I just wished that rather than being nearly there I was actually there.

The one asset we all have is Time. I have dedicated a lot of time to this cause and refuse to stop before making it a reality.

KOT.