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The traditional way of addressing this issue was to consult a [[Issues_with_American_urologists_and_the_practice_of_male_circumcision#Issues_with_care_of_adult_intact_males| urologist]] and get a [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]], however we now understand that in the vast majority of cases, manual [[stretching]] over a few months will widen the narrow [[foreskin]] by [[tissue expansion]], make the foreskin retractable and eliminate the need for a destructive and harmful [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]].
One should continue to stretch until one gets satisfactory [[gliding action]].<ref>{{REFweb |title=Managing a Tight Foreskin |url=https://www.wikihow.com/Pull-Your-Foreskin-Back-Without-Pain#Managing-a-Tight-Foreskin |archived= |trans-title= |language= |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=WikiHow |website= |date= |accessdate=2025-09-25 |format= |quote=}}</ref> ====Retracting one's foreskin====The [[foreskin]] is a double layer of skin. It is lubricated by body fluid called [[lymph]] between the two layers. The outer layer is designed to glide smoothly back over the inner layer. One should be able to retract it without pain.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.wikihow.com/Pull-Your-Foreskin-Back-Without-Pain#References |title=How to Pull Your Foreskin Back Without Pain |last= |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=WikiHow |date= |accessdate=2025-09-26}}</ref> Sometimes, especially when one is young, the tip may be too tight to retract over the [[Glans penis| head of the penis]].
== Methods ==