As mentioned above, I have tried many times to start restoring but becomes incredibly obsessed with tracking hours, methods, any hours I spend not tugging or with a device, I feel like I’m losing out on wins. In order to stop this cycle, I usually stop for months just to have some time off and breathe - which ironically is “losing” time too.
Anyone experience this and/or what do you do to reduce the obsession?
...going to the men's restroom 5 times a day at work means I constantly have to suffer the contents of my coworkers bowels. Jesus, guys, google "fiber"!
Sorry, just wanted to share some humour that came to me while tugging and gagging on my bosses' strench. Why don't they make earbuds for your sense of smell?
But seriously, I'm not even 3 months in and seeing incredible results. It's been an extremely tough road, but I appreciate everyone here and everyone's support. This is a beautiful community doing a beautiful thing, and I hope everyone here achieves their goals quickly and finds the peace they deserve.
KOT brothers
After taking 5 mg Tadalafil daily for six months I was hopeful that I would see a definite increase in the rate of my penile skin growth. If, for instance, the rate doubled, that would halve the number of years of tugging to reach my goal of total flaccid coverage.
Unfortunately, I have not seen that. Here are the skin growth rates I calculate for the six months I’ve been taking Tadalafil, and the two prior six month periods.
With Tadalafil : 01/30/2026 – 07/30/2026 : 3.20 mm/100 days
No Tadalafil : 07/27/2025 – 01/14/2026 : 1.94 mm/100 days
No Tadalafil : 01/13/2025 - 07/11/2025 : 4.14 mm/100 days
I have made no significant changes in my daily tugging routine for the past two years. I primarily use a TLC Tugger with the elastic attached below my knee, tugging around 12 hours most days at 1 pound of tension. I mix in a Hope Air and/or RIC when I need something stealthier for going out of the house. And I wear a ball stretcher to enhance the stretching of the ventral penile skin.
I have tattooed six dots on the dorsal side of my penis so I can reproducibly measure the same five segments of skin. At the beginning and the middle of the every month I make five measurements over the course of the day using a vernier caliper. I can calculate the average and standard deviation for the day using those measurements. You can look at some of my previous posts to see graphs and dick pics.
Take note of the lower growth rate for the latter half of 2025. I have puzzled over why that rate is lower when my routine has been the same. When I look at graphs of my skin growth I see a pattern of good growth followed by a plateau of slower growth. Perhaps skin growth is correlated with the time of the year, and I grow skin more slowly in the Winter and more rapidly in the Summer. It’s impossible to tease out the factors for a single person. I ache for a well designed study, where comparable groups of men try different techniques. But that ain’t gonna happen in the near future.
I’m glad to share charts and raw numbers to anyone who is interested.
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I would like to know if I can make the glans hydrated and smooth like a complete penis.
Restoration takes a long time. Has anyone managed to get a smooth and hydrated glans without foreskin using any specific creams and other tools to cover the glans reducing the friction from clothing?
I hate how it looks and I can't wait 20 years for it to look like a normal penis.
Thanks
Hi all,
I'm wanting to improve my sensitivity before I have enough skin coverage. My glans and inner foreskin is very dry and not sensitive. I'm worried about a few things though. For example if I need to use a urinal in public or something. And also I've heard that it can be painfully sensitive to dekeritinaze and then go without the manhood, is there a sweet spot where I can restore some sensitivity but also if I need to have a night where I don't want to wear the manhood I can without it being uncomfortable?
Edit: also what would happen if I only wore it at night? Would i densensitize at all?
Found this subreddit a few days ago and am starting my journey myself.
Currently, I’m starting out at a CI-3. I’m a grower, so I’ve got a good amount of skin bunch around the gland. During shrinkage, will have some easy rollover.
I’m pretty fortunate to be starting out with some lose skin already, and not having to work from CI-0 or CI-1. Sounds like getting over the CI-4 hump is the longest and hardest part.
What are the best tips and tricks for tugging? I’ve just been doing manuals, focusing on MM2 & MM3 so far. What devices help yield the best results? How often should I incorporate rest days into the routine?
I’m looking to get full flaccid coverage eventually - CI-7, but I know a long journey is ahead.
So the restored skin that would cover the penis wouldn’t be exactly the same as if you were uncut (it wouldn’t produce mucus). But would it revert some keratinization? Is that why people report increased sensitivity? Or is it just the extra skin? Can the keratinization be fully reversed?
I’ve been restoring for 14 months and most of that has been with devices. I’ve worn my CAR-1 religiously and much of that with a strap / weight. Prior to devices I had researched Andre’s Method, but never had enough skin to retain with an O-Ring, however, the other day I saw an O-Ring while at work and I decided to see if I finally have enough skin to start retaining with an O-Ring. It turns out I do so I’ve switched back to manuals and started tugging every hour on the hour and retaining with an O-Ring in between tugging sessions and I’m loving this routine.
Advantages of Andre’s Method
Here are the advantages I’ve observed so far with this method.
Skin on skin retaining
For me, perhaps the biggest advantage is skin on skin retaining. The feeling of my glans being in constant contact with my inner skin makes me feel like an intact man. The fact that I get to feel intact while I’m only at a CI-3 is amazing. And the fact that I’ll get to experience this as long as I do this method is a huge plus.
No bulky device in my pants
I was getting tired of the air bulge in my pants from inflation. Sometimes it was less than subtle. Now it’s just my penis and an O-Ring in my undies.
O-Rings Tighten the Foreskin Opening
I believe O-Rings will ultimately help me end up with the look I want. The videos of Andre’s foreskin show that his is nice and tight. I’m hoping to get this look.
Here are the downsides I’ve observed so far.
Missing a tugging session means missing progress
With devices, as long as you’re wearing the device, you’re making progress, but with manuals, if you can’t tug once an hour, you’re not maximizing your progress. There are some times I can’t make it to a private place to tug. But so far I’m averaging a good 10-14 2 minute tugging sessions per day.
Effort and time to add O-Rings after peeing
Having to take off my one O-Ring and put it back on to pee is a downside and I imagine that will only get more true the more O-Rings I add.
For now, the pros of this method outweigh the cons and I’ll stick with it as long as I can. I always have my devices to fall back on if I need / want to, but I’m very thankful to Andre (u/hardacroposthion) for so clearly documenting his restoration. It’s a huge help to a guy like me!
KOT my dudes.
When you guys do manuals do you only pull from the underside of your penis? The tutorials seem to suggest that. I’ve only ever used devices and I just started trying manuals just for the hell of it. In my mind I feel like I need to switch it up and tug from all sides, not just the bottom. Am I incorrect in thinking this?
I’m about CI 3 to 4. Recently my wife has been able to be orgasmic much sooner with less effort from me. Typically in the past, we’d have to use other means than just intercourse for her to reach orgasm. I’m very happy that since I’ve grown more skin it has made our lovemaking much better.
Hello y’all, I just wanted to ask for help. Last year I did start the restoring with T-Tape I didn’t have any other options back then. It’s been a year and I have forgotten everything about restoring and my insecurity about my foreskin is getting worse. I wanted to ask y’all if you guys can help me get back with techniques, devices to buy and maybe guide me a little bit. I’m 19 and I am still growing and I want to do the restoration while young age. Thank you for your time and if you guys need more infos about me i can answer everything. Thank you guys again KOT! 🙏
Hello, i was circumcised due to phimosis, over 18 months ago, i tried everything else and surgery was the only option for me, my outcome is not bad by any means, but i have less inner skin on my left side and slightly more on my right side, being a grower its kind of uncomfortable, what can i do where can i start?
Anyone here get this surgery? I have a webbing going up (nearly) all the way up underside shat very close to inner skin (maybe .25 or .5 inch serperate from inner skin).
I was thinking maybe I could fully restore foreskin by targeting that small space and shifting the scrotum back down but that's a challenge/ not guaranteed? Also the webbing does get caught in the gripper, I am not sure if that's hindering the restoring process? I think even though I do need more skin overall it would be nice to create a separation too.
Anyone here have a similar surgery? Did you have good results or no? Did anyone here have a similar situation regarding webbing but opted to restore and have it shift down fully? Did anyone have a bad or good experience?
I am curious to hear anyone's story or opinion on this. I am scheduled for this surgery but big scary, looking at videos it is very brutal looking (probably not as bad as it looks). I kind of wonder if I am making right choice (I do think I am but also curious about crowd wisdom) Wish me luck peeps
Just received my Mantor SLT and plan to use it daily for 6-8 hours depending on skin fatigue. Of course everyone's body is different but roughly how long will it take to get from a loose CI-3 to a CI-6 or CI-7?
Hi all,
I am on a restoration journey like most of you. Alongside the time and discipline needed to accomplish our goal, I am facing another challenge that I think is relevant.
I am 30 and have had a very unhealthy relationship with masturbation and porn since my teens. Long story short: I am trying to break the habit, but breaking an addiction is hard. It's one that's hard to talk about as well. I don't have much sensitivity down there, and I think it's not only because of circumcision (but that was a major factor in me looking into restoration in the first place of course).
I think I'm realizing part of my restoration journey is in letting myself heal first so that I can restore better. I think frequent masturbation that has grown increasingly rough over the years keeps it in a state of "slightly damaged" at all times. It's probably not ready to grow new foreskin at all, it has to worry about fixing the tissue that's already there.
I'm wondering if any of you can relate or have advice? I think I just need to hear some guidance. Thank you
Honestly I wish we could sue our parents and the Drs. That would force the political and medical policy changes since right now they can’t be held accountable. I did reach out to a lawyer but the statute of limitations in the US is 3 years once you are 18, but I didn’t know what I was missing at the time. My parents are very old school and don’t talk about anything related to health in general let alone sexual health.
I hate how I feel and how I want to restore but at the same time I get very depressed and into dark places when I think about what was mutilated and i’m honestly scared about where my mind will go and what i’ll do if I start restoring and I am still numb after. If I feel the same way restored as I do now honestly I don’t see a point in continuing. What is the point of life if you never get joy out of it?
My goal has been to regain as much sensitivity as I possible can. I’ve currently been restoring during the day with the Cat II Q and restore with Chris retainer at night. I’ve been at it for about a month. I know that Chris retainer is silicone to skin. Would you guys recommend I just stay on this path or maybe switch up to a different retainer that’s perhaps skin to skin or does it not matter?
Ive always had a bit of turkey neck because of the cut i got, i personally kinda like it. Gets a little bouncy ball action going in the bedroom and it just looks good to me
Anyways i always see people trying to prevent it, but not seen anyone trying to promote it while restoring. Anyone ever try it?
As I am going through the process of restoring (almost 3 months in), I have determined that I do not want to dekeratinize until I have natural coverage. If it happens then so be it, but I do not want to intentionally do it until my natural skin is covering my glans. While I know the majority of my sensation will return from dekeratinization, but I don't want it to happen too early and either always retain or feel uncomfortable.
Are there others like me or am I an anomaly?
Have you ever had anyone like… harass you per se for being intactivist? Even if you weren’t pushing it down people’s throats.