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* <b>Tips for a tight foreskin</b><youtube>v=LoyZ_ur1IqI</youtube><br><b>4 common treatments for phimosis</b><youtube>v=NPwFMSZjiII</youtube>
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== Methods ==
Human [[skin]] can be stretched and normally returns to its normal size and position. But when stretching is done over a longer period of time, chances are that this stretching causes new [[skin]] cells to grow ([[mitosis]]) and [[tissue expansion]] to occur. We all know this from the [[skin]] which covers e.g. the human stomach or the breast area.
=== Topical steroid cream for stretching ===
Basically, all curative or constructive stretching of human [[skin]] should be accompanied by applying a steroid cream to the [[skin]]. The steroid thins the skin and makes stretching easier. Topical steroid treatment is also useful to hasten foreskin retraction in boys with nonretractile foreskins. A number of steroid preparations have been used, including [https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-4897-722/betamethasone-valerate-topical/betamethasone-valerate-topical/details Betamethasone Valerate] 0.05% to 0.1%, triamcinolone 0.1% and mometasone furoate 0.1%.<ref name="cps2015">{{REFjournal
|website=Wikipedia
|accessdate=2020-12-21
}}</ref> is the most commonly recommended active ingredient. A cream with 0.05% betamethasone appears effective in treating [[phimosis ]] in boys,<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Moreno
|init=G
|DOI10.1002/14651858.CD008973.pub2
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}}</ref> and often averts the need for [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]].<ref>{{REFjournal
|last=Van Howe
|init=RS
=== Fingers ===
It is possible to stretch the [[foreskin]] by pulling it back tightly against the [[glans]] of the erect [[penis]]. One should pull the [[foreskin]] back until one feels non-painful tension in the tight part of the foreskin and hold that for perhaps five minutes. Do that two or more times a day. <u>'''Do not force retraction and do not cause yourself pain.'''</u>. One should gradually see the narrow tip widen and become more retractable.
Or the fingers can be inserted into the opening and used to stretch the foreskin. If the foreskin is only slightly tight, a minor case of phimosis, then the stretching can be accomplished using fingers inserted into the opening in the foreskin and applying outward pressure.<ref name="glansie">{{REFweb
==Video==
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{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Frenulum breve]]
* [[Gliding action]]
* [[Issues with American urologists and the practice of male circumcision]]
* [[Mitosis]]
* [[Paraphimosis]]
[[Category:Foreskin anatomy]]
[[Category:Genital]]
[[Category:Penile function]]
[[Category:Physiology]]