recently circumcised, have questions - Men's Health Message Board

steveskie · 03-16-2007, 09:17 PM

Hey there,

I was circumcised about a week ago at the age of 22. The reason i had it done was frenulum breve/tethered frenulum, whatever you wanna call it. Not knowing I had the option to remove my frenulum, i never mentioned this and it was left intact. The doctor mentioned that the circumcision itself extends it and that he also gave it a bit of length, but what im afraid of is the possibility of it tearing during intercourse despite being lengthened. If anyone who has been circumcised and still has their frenulum could give me any insight into this it would be greatly appreciated. I dont want to have to worry about anything during intercourse.

thanks,

Steve

tommy124 · 03-18-2007, 06:14 PM

I would consult a lawyer. The medically recognized method of dealing with frenulum breve is not circumcision, it is a frenuloplasty. To leave the short frenulum and take the rest of the foreskin is, in my opinion, medical malpractice.
What the doctor did, was remove what was not the problem, and leave the problem. He or she took the most destructive route, not the most conservative one, in treatment. You still have the possibility of the frenulum tearing, or pulling the glans downward permanently, bending the penis. If frenuloplasty was not an option, simply cutting the frenulum, so that it heals in two pieces, was certainly an option. This doctor needs to be stopped, before doing this to anyone else, again, in my opinion.

X5DRIVER · 04-13-2007, 11:06 AM

Steve don't worry. When you heal up you will see the frenulum will be naturally pulled downward back to your body and should not get in the way of sex. I am circumcised and it causes me no problems.