Been thinking about it for a long time and just started

[jnewton]

Hello. I'm glad I found this forum because I've just started to get into trying to restore and I think I'm doing it fairly correctly but I just want to make sure I'm not doing something that might, um, break things.

Since I'm just starting out it doesn't seem like I have enough shaft skin to use the devices I've seen, so I decided to go with tape methods at first. And by 'at first' I'm guessing it'll be something like the first year.

Today was the first day I went to work wearing tape and a strap. It was about the third day I've worn the setup at all. It wasn't as that bad at all and most of the day I didn't notice it. Much better than I thought it would be.

But wearing it all day made a few questions arise in my mind.

I'm basically using a T-Tape method using Micropore tape because it seemed like the method that would work the best for me at first. The tape has its drawbacks but what are you gonna do?

My current concerns that arose today have to do with effects of the tape and the way it tugs. The first time I tried to put the tape on I was about half hard but when the tape cured to the skin the ring it made was a little too tight, so I tried putting the tape on while hard and that worked much better. The problem seems to be when the penis goes back to flaccid the tape is still stuck to the skin but the tape and the skin are kind of wrinkled together and when it's being tugged the wrinkles are tugged, making it look 'striped' if you can picture what I mean. This doesn't seem right or look right. Is this a drawback of the T-tape method or am I doing it wrong? Are other tape methods better?

Also, when tugging, the skin doesn't make it all the way over the glans. It makes it up and almost over the corona, but it kind of pulls on the glans, which in turn pulls on the shaft, not just the shaft skin. I don't want to tug on my whole penis all day, just the shaft skin. Is this something I just have to put up with until I have enough skin to pull entirely over my glans?

And does anyone know a way to pull only on shaft skin without the shaft skin also pulling on abdominal skin? It would seem that the most efficient method would somehow hold in place the skin where the shaft meets the abdomen while pulling on the shaft skin.

I appreciate any replies.

Again, really glad to find this forum.

[OzVic]

"does anyone know a way to pull only on shaft skin without the shaft skin also pulling on abdominal skin?"

From personal experience with very similar worries at the beginning - don't worry about it, as you grow more skin it will recede along with the turkey neck from the sack below.

Just grow more skin, no matter how weird it looks in the beginning. If you are pulling the glands out of shape (maybe too much tension?) otherwise all good for inner skin and shaft, If shaft releases it will do only so much and thats it, so have no fear slow and steady with plenty of patience.

When you have enough skin, try the reverse taping method RTM.

Amazing what one can experience with proper skin and training going for MMO - multiple orgasms that staying cut I would never have achieved.

[Guest]

1. I don't think that the "stripes" will cause any problems. You're getting tension on small areas of shaft skin, and that's all you need to get the show started. You can try a canister and tape (and strap). This allows for some protection of the glans, and you can pull as hard or as gently as you choose. Or, try manual for the first 6 to 12 months, get a feel for what does and doesn't get pulled on. All of these methods work equally well.

Tugging really isn't brain surgery, it's just tugging on skin; you do the tugging (how much and how often) and your skin does all the rest: it grows (slowly, very slowly ), and because it grows all around the shaft, it's already "shaped" in just the tube-shape you want, so that issue doesn't take any attention on your part.

2. Don't worry about pulling on your whole penis. It's shaft skin, only, which responds to the stimulation of tension; it's programmed into the skin itself. This is a gift that Nature gives us. The rest of the equipment won't be harmed or affected in any way, as long as you aren't using extreme tension. You'd be hoping around the room and calling 911before that happens

[jnewton]

"does anyone know a way to pull only on shaft skin without the shaft skin also pulling on abdominal skin?"

From personal experience with very similar worries at the beginning - don't worry about it, as you grow more skin it will recede along with the turkey neck from the sack below.

Just grow more skin, no matter how weird it looks in the beginning. If you are pulling the glands out of shape (maybe too much tension?) otherwise all good for inner skin and shaft, If shaft releases it will do only so much and thats it, so have no fear slow and steady with plenty of patience.

When you have enough skin, try the reverse taping method RTM.

Amazing what one can experience with proper skin and training going for MMO - multiple orgasms that staying cut I would never have achieved.

Thanks, OzVic. I guess I won't worry about the abdominal skin for now, but I just thought I could gain skin faster if that was somehow held in place, although it would probably be less comfortable. I'll look into the RTM but it will be a while before I'm ready for something more than the T-tape. Eventually I'd like to be able to go tape free and use some sort of device, like the TLC or something.

[jnewton]

1. I don't think that the "stripes" will cause any problems. You're getting tension on small areas of shaft skin, and that's all you need to get the show started. You can try a canister and tape (and strap). This allows for some protection of the glans, and you can pull as hard or as gently as you choose. Or, try manual for the first 6 to 12 months, get a feel for what does and doesn't get pulled on. All of these methods work equally well.

Tugging really isn't brain surgery, it's just tugging on skin; you do the tugging (how much and how often) and your skin does all the rest: it grows (slowly, very slowly ), and because it grows all around the shaft, it's already "shaped" in just the tube-shape you want, so that issue doesn't take any attention on your part.

2. Don't worry about pulling on your whole penis. It's shaft skin, only, which responds to the stimulation of tension; it's programmed into the skin itself. This is a gift that Nature gives us. The rest of the equipment won't be harmed or affected in any way, as long as you aren't using extreme tension. You'd be hoping around the room and calling 911before that happens

Yesterday I put the tape in a slightly different position, about 1-2 mm lower than I did the day before. What a difference it made. There were no skin wrinkles being yanked on. It all looked like one smooth tube, which is the way it looks in demonstration pictures. There was another problem in that about halfway through the day the tape started coming off at the top of the shaft. I do indeed let the tape sit and "cure" for about 20-30 min before I start putting tension on it. I think it came off due to the fact that I couldn't get the previous day's adhesive off 100%. Last night when I was taking off the tape I did my best to get the adhesive off. It took a while, but I think I finally got it all off with fingernail polish remover and then some coconut oil. What a pain. The adhesive is starting to look like it will be my big PITA when doing this taping method. I saw in some other threads about special removal products. I'll have to look for those. I don't want to spend as much time removing adhesive every day as I did last night.

As far pulling on the whole penis, I think that it's simply a matter of my lack of shaft skin. Eventually I'll be able to comfortably push the glans entirely into the the skin tube, but for now it kind of sits halfway in there. Looking through this forum I saw references to CI numbers and looked it up. I guess I'd have to say I'm about a CI-2 right now. I don't think I have a very tight circumcision, but it's also not very loose, so I guess it's medium. Maybe when I get to CI-3 I can tuck the whole glans in there while tugging. But, I'm glad to hear that you don't think it's a concern. It just feels a bit weird is all.

Anyway, I really appreciate the info, Info. And I appreciate the encouragement from both you guys.

[parsecskin]

You could do manual method #2. That method isolates shaft skin only. Manual is VERY effective, but can be kind of a pin in the butt (dick), Ha ha Lol. Go to www.norm.org for an overview of all the methods available, including manual.

[jnewton]

You could do manual method #2. That method isolates shaft skin only. Manual is VERY effective, but can be kind of a pin in the butt (dick), Ha ha Lol. Go to www.norm.org for an overview of all the methods available, including manual.

Thanks. I didn't put tape on this weekend, mainly because I can't do anything with it while it's taped up. But while I was just sitting there watching movies for a while I took the opportunity to manually tug. I wasn't using any particular method. I had to search for the numbered methods and I came across this page that spells it all out. http://pages.suddenlink.net/manual_methods/

I guess I was pretty much doing method 2 without knowing it.

But I wasn't erect. Is it better if erect? I don't know if I can hold an erection for an hour.