u/kaise-ho

Hi everyone,

I’ve been dealing with phimosis for a while. Previously, I couldn’t retract my foreskin at all, even when flaccid.

Over the last few period, I’ve been gently pulling it back every day in the shower to clean underneath. Now I can retract it when I’m flaccid, but it feels very tight at the end, especially around the opening. I still can’t retract it when I’m erect.
While stretching, I sometimes got small tears in the foreskin. I’ve stopped forcing it and started applying petroleum jelly (Vaseline), which seems to be helping the tears heal.

My questions are:

1. Does this amount of tightness look like something that can usually be treated with stretching?
2. Has anyone gone from only being able to retract while flaccid to being able to retract while erect?

I’ve attached a photo (taken while flaccid with the foreskin retracted as far as I comfortably can). Any advice or shared experiences would be appreciated.