Self Skin Bridge Removal Surgery (NSFW)

Did you consult with a doctor or (depending on where you're from I guess) your insurance/healthcare system about how much the procedure would be and if it could be rebated? Did you consult a doctor about how necessary it was to have it done? Or was it all based solely on your own research? Its a relatively simple procedure I gather but its a hell of a risk to take. I hope you told somebody first so they could help out if anything went wrong. I'm glad it all worked out for you, man. Kudos

My insurance deductible is $1000 and it didn't cover the surgery anyways. I'm under my parents plan and they are self employed... I never consulted a doctor but like I said I read a lot of medical literature and it was very clear cut as to the consequences of tearing the skin bridge on accident versus a clean surgical cut. I read a lot of it through my school's academic database. My girlfriend knew what I Was doing and I was ready to call for help if needed but I knew I would be fine in terms of an emergency. My worries were infection and cutting the right amount of skin off. The $1000 deductible for an E.R. visit is a lot cheaper than going in on a planned doctor vist.

That sure is expensive for something you can do yourself. Looks like you did a good job too. Is there a noticeable difference in sensation?

For a couple months it would be a little sensitive right where I cut it when I jacked off really hard but being a year later now it has felt totally normal for months :) Its not even very noticeable especially when I have a boner. I was amazed at how using real surgical scissors cuts down on scarring.

Yikes, I just realised this is what I had, however after some vigorous sexual activity, I found that the general area of copulation was starting to go red. This is when I found that I had torn my 'bridge' and I was leaking red stuff. Took a fair few weeks to heal, however all was normal after this. I named the event 'breaking my male hymen'.

The problem with tearing it is it can leave scar tissue which some people report gets a lot of pain at times.

And here I was thinking I was proud of performing my own "surgery" on two badly ingrown tonails.

Much respect!

I do that too lol that was where I gained my confidence from. I have the genetics where I get a hook that grow out of my big toenail and I have to peel the skin back and trim it. I've been trimming my toenail differently now and I havent had to do it in a long time though.

Throwaway account, naturally, but... I had a much more severe skin bridge, three different ones in fact including one of which was about a half inch across and two others much thicker than yours. I went through 20+ years, with the latter part knowing this wasn't natural and being afraid to do much interaction with others because of it. I learned what it was on the Internet but never had the courage to go in for it. Pretty humiliating experience either way.

So, one day some years back I decided I could do the procedure myself. Except, I also had no idea what I was doing and had no sterile materials or anything of that nature. It was a spur of the moment thing. I ended up using....... A toenail clippers. I just remember borderline passing out and my vision became pure white as I was going through it. No anesthetics, nothing at all. I tried to put an ice cube on first but don't think that helped at all. I did one bridge one day, another a month down the road, and the big one several months after that in two intervals. All using a toenail clippers and nothing else. Because of this method, I failed quite horrifically and now have pretty awful and apparent scars and skin residue on the head from each one. They are less visible if erect but still very much there. All I did to help the bleeding was tape a bunch of toilet paper on, and a bandaid. Now I still contemplate doing something to cut down the scars / skin tags a bit. Fuck circumcision and whatever else caused this and my parent(s) for not doing anything about it when I was little and acting like nothing was unusual. This issue is multiplied by me having pretty serious Fordyce Spots all around (a so-called "common" condition but not really). Have not had sex or done really any dating because of all this for fear of the other thinking its a STD. Terrible. At least I didn't get infection, I guess.

I'm sorry to hear that maybe you should go in for the procedure, it's probably a lot better in the doctors office than the way you did it.

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I am 22 now, I did it about a year ago. I think circumcision is unnecessary unless it fixes an actual health issue like phimosis. I also have a tight foreskin from circumcision and because of it I find masturbation without lube very uncomfortable. I have to wonder what never endings I'm missing too and how much pleasure I'm missing. I would not have my kids circumcised, if it ain't broke don't fix it! I think you should have the right to decide for yourself too. Think about this someone cut off part of my penis for no good reason and fucked it up before I even remember anything. It's up to the parents to teach their boys how clean their foreskin instead of just cut it off.

Oh and good questions!

I have the same thing. I had no idea that it was called a skin bridge. Lucky it hasn't caused me any pain and if I need it removed I hope Canadian healthcare can cover it

i have 1 too, honestly it gives me a fair bit of pain, but only if I haven't "preheated the oven" if you know what i mean.

I always thought that the doc just botched my circumcision. lol

I read that it can be caused by that, but it can also can occur to men who have never been circumcised, like me

In circumcised men it is usually cause by your parents not putting vaseline on your penis regularly enough after circumcision.

It's called a frenulum (you have another frenulum, under your tongue).

If it's too tight, it's often torn by accident during one's initial sexual encounters. Yep, that stings like a bitch. It's a really simple snip-snip in a doctors office with some freezing and two little stitches (one on each side) to get rid of it before you rip it.

I've never heard it called a "skin bridge"

The penile frenulum is a small band of elastic tissue that connects foreskin and "shaft" and is there from birth. OP has a skin bridge on the top of his circumcised penis that connects glans with what is left of the preputial mucosa. This happens (mostly) when you decide to cut away pieces on your perfectly healthy children.

The legit surgery is very minor, is an outpatient procedure and you will be back in action within a week or two. I highly recommend getting it and by a real doctor.

Really interesting stuff. Were you circumcised as a baby? I didn't look at the pictures enough to know. What would the consequences of ripping it been? How does something like this happen?

Yes I was circumcised, ripping it could result in permanent scar tissue and problems with pain in the area for the rest of my life. This is the main reason I did the surgery

Are you planning in studying medicine? Just because you mentioned that you read a lot of medical literature.

Nope I'm studying mechanical engineering. I am good with my hands though I have been doing mechanical work since I got my first tool set at 6 years old for christmas ;-)

Routine infant circumcision (likely the cause of your skin bridge): for or against?

Yes but its the aftercare by the parents. The parents are supposed to put vaseline on the wound until it heals to keep the skin from fusing...

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Have an upvote sir! I didnt know this subreddit existed althouhg I have no more self surgery plans.

Were you not afraid of making a mistake and severely injuring yourself, which in turn would have cost you much more (money and complications) than than the original cost for surgery?

Kudos to you anyhow.

A little bit but I wouldn't have done it unless I was totally confident. It's just two snips and mine was small, had no veins going through it, etc.

Did your dick gain any inches? :-P

It did grow a tiny little bit, it mostly curves less now