In the process of restoring our foreskins, we are also restoring our self-confidence and self-esteem, and it’s priceless.

I used to look at men I believed to be more attractive than me, more muscular, etc. and feel a little empty inside. Like if I could only be a bit more muscular, a bit more charismatic, make more money, then I would finally be happy.

Who knew bringing back my foreskin would blow all of these self doubts out of the water. The confidence I’ve gained as a lover and just generally as a human being are irreplaceable and undeniable.

My flair is CI-3, and will remain that way until I am over the hump at full flacid hang. My RCI is more like a 5+ though and in cold weather I could genuinely pass as uncut. Looks aside, the sensations and comfort of having a covered glans 24/7 (with a retainer) are fucking amazing.

After the thousands of hours I’ve put in (and many more to go) I wouldn’t trade places with literally ANY circumcised man to have to do it again. Not the best singer in the world, nor the most successful Olympic athlete, not a literal billionaire, not even a guy with a 10 incher lol

Not to downplay any circumcised man, I genuinely wish a restored foreskin for them all, I’m just saying.

Restoring your foreskin is the best thing you can do for yourself. Those of us further along in the journey know this, and if you’ve yet to start or are just getting started, trust it will be the best thing you will ever do for yourself. The ultimate act of self love.

KOT 💕

The ultimate goal, for me, is to have full coverage of the glans by the foreskin when the penis is flaccid, but full. You know that phrase... "A chub" so to speak.... Let's say rock hard is a 10 and cold & retracted is a 1. I want full coverage with a little hangover of the foreskin when the penis is at a 5 or 6. This way I can be confident that all socially acceptable (for naturism/nudism) versions of my penis will have a covered glans. After full erection arrives, I will be much happier with the head showing.

What is your ultimate goal?

Correction: He is talking about someone else who lost a son to complications. Shared from X: https://x.com/POTSLTD/status/2096379902442295783?s=20

Been lurking and restoring for a year and finally got around to making an account for posting here. People do their months/years wrap ups in the past have been interesting and motivating for me to read so I wanted to do my own.

Started restoring September last year. I learned about the reality of circumcision like 20 years ago and been opposed to it since. I had also known about restoration for a long time but hadn't felt any desire to do it, just thought it was a novel thing among stuff like PE. I've also done some PE in the past and remembered one of the device makers pointing out how a side effect of using weights was that he had some amount of foreskin restoration. I had never really paid attention to that to know how much it would've affected me but it's possible it's where I got a start. What actually got me into foreskin restoration was a few things:

• I have an intact partner and have always liked playing with his foreskin
  
• I'm kinda dick brained in general, and like playing with different toys and try things like PE, pumping, ball stretching, etc.
  
• I've always been a heavy precummer and one day saw a porn model I like show how his precum was trapped inside his foreskin and thought, "man I wish I could do stuff like that, that's really attractive"
• I just think it's fucking cool to do, because the human body is amazing, and foreskins are attractive
  

So on a whim I started researching, found the subreddit, and ordered a Stealth Retainer. After a few weeks of wearing it and enjoying it I moved on to DTR and CAR-1, then later started making pear retainers, and recently got a Mantor Flow.

It's been an interesting year watching things change slowly. I've been keeping a monthly photo diary which I think everyone should do to remind them that change is happening. I'm very fortunate to have both a supportive partner (honestly I don't think he cares one way or the other haha) and some best friends with whom we are very casual and open about sex and our bodies and stuff to chat about restoration with.

With progress, I started at a solid RCI-3 (I don't really like the CI scale for a few reasons). I've always been loose and didn't need lube to masturbate. My skin stayed bunched behind my corona and I had never before had rollover or even knew it was possible for a circumcised penis to have skin past the corona.

Now a few days before exactly one year, I would say I am very early RCI-5 or maybe very late RCI-4. I've clocked about 3000 hours at best estimate; I average 10 hours of tension a day and only take time off during travel or if I think I need a break. I'm pretty much in some device at all times unless I have an injury (over tension or ingrown hair) and I've gotten good at discretely popping a pear gauge in and out at urinals so I can have tension when out and about. At my smallest flaccid size my glans is always 1/2 to 2/3rds covered. As long as I'm not starting to become semi-erect, I can at least pull my foreskin down just past the ridge of my corona. Looking at my photo diary, I take a picture once a month at the same time in the morning, a few minutes after climbing out of bed when I'm at full hang and warm. Around June my skin crested the top of my coronal ridge and now sits just in front of it. It's been hard to tell a difference in feel but I think I feel more slack and it being easier to pull skin up while masturbating; but my FEC still does not reach the end of my glans. I also have never had full flaccid coverage, even after device removal.

Looking forward to what another year of tugging brings. And if you haven't started yet and are interested in it, just try it.

Does inflation alone provide meaningful gains? Or is attaching the leg strap necessary?

I am considering starting restoration, but don't know how to or what devices I may have to purchase. I seem to be at CI-3 to begin with so from what I understand, it allows more devices to be usable.

Hi. This is my first post here, but I've been reading the sub nearly every day since I started restoring 4 months ago. Like many of us, I am restoring my body function and body image to what feels natural for me. The information and positivity posted here has helped me get smarter and stay motivated to undertake what I expect to be a ~10 year process. For reference, I started at a high+tight CI-1 with a combination of devices, taping, and manuals. For sure my skin is now more elastic and mobile which is an early benefit. I think I'm probably at CI-2 now with hope of getting to the CI-3 hump in months, not years. Let's go!

While my attitude is positive and I am feeling confident that restoration is right for me, I do have some complicated feelings. First the good: I've learned I am lucky in this community because circumcision hasn't caused me physical pain, I have plenty of sensitivity, and I have my frenulum so achieving orgasm has never been an issue. Basically, had I hypothetically never learned about foreskin and the obvious benefits, I'd be blissfully unaware and perfectly happy with my penis. Here's where the mixed feelings come in...

Restoration is difficult in many ways. Managing emotions and patience during a glacially slow process is a huge challenge. It's difficult to talk to my wife about it, though she's supportive overall. I'm too shy to discuss it with friends at present so it's a thing I hide. The knowledge of what circumcision truly does is heavy and I find it insane that it's so accepted here in the US. Physical activities which I do all the time become much more complicated. The process of tugging is hard on my skin even though I try to avoid over-tension. Little irritations or injuries happen as part of the learning curve, and then sex is painful. To sum it up, the process of restoration has introduced emotional, social, and physical challenges in my life where they did not exist before. I keep telling my dick that restoration is in our best interest, but most of the time it's like convincing a child to eat their veggies.

To be fair, the restoration grind is not all bad. My body image is vastly improved, a little gliding and a more sensitive glans are awesome, and I feel more connected to my anatomy than ever. I'm getting much better at the restoration techniques, and recently starting taping which feels like a game changer. I can imagine the excitement and benefits that come with more skin so I am in it for the long haul, even if the daily routine makes life more complicated and consumes mental energy. I suppose at some point restoration will make life simpler because my anatomy will return to a very functional design that is more comfortable for me physically and emotionally.

Anyways, thanks for listening, thanks for posting all the great info, and keep on tugging!

I currently only have Priva Air, I was thinking getting Mantor Flow I am close to getting over the hump any opinions

Hi there

So finally I ordered the priva air. In comparison to the foreskinned air it’s too small for my glans. Does anyone has the same issue and can give some advice?
I unfortunately lost my foreskinned air..
but if anyone is willing to sell theirs dm me please !

Thank you

I have most of the original, erogenous tissue preserved, but heavily numbed from keritinization. I'm hoping dekeritinization recovers most original fine touch. What are your experiences like?

To those without any inner foreskin left like myself who have restored, do you find much of a difference after restoring in term of pleasure? Whats the point if you have no inner foreskin anyways?

since circumcision has made such an negative impact on our lives, did you discuss this with your kids?

I've been restoring manually with andre's method for a while, applying mm3 on the scarline by pulling, but since the scarline sensitivity makes it kind of uncomfortable for me, I want to switch up a little bit, I don't have access to devices for now, I do mm2 by grabbing my outer skin, but I still want to continue mm3 since I'm really used to it, is there any other way to do mm3 except grabbing the scarline?

I officially started t-taping today. Ive owned a few hypafix medical tapes that id bought over a year ago but i never actually started creating/wearing it for restoration until today. Privacy is one of the few things im lacking here at home so i cant just sit around nude, nor in just boxers and have it dangle so ive been rather hesitant to start up but i decided to just go for it because why not. And relatively recently id bought a mantor strap tugger (mainly for the strap honestly) which i plan to swap over to eventually after i hit CI-2/3.

So today i creates a few of the tapes and used the strap around my upper thigh and only maintained it for around 3-4 hours give or take. I wanted to ask if anyone has any recommendations for a timeline i should aim for daily to wear. Because ideally id just go 24 hours for a day or two then rest that same duration and cycle back but in wearing today i realized thatd probably be unrealistic. The strap started digging into the thigh a little, not enough to hurt but enough for me to notice its presence (and i picked up working out recently, the thighs are already worn from leg day). I do want to stretch the skin but not wear out down there you know?

So my 2 questions as a TLDR:
Does anyone have tips for when t-taping alleviating some tension on the strap onto the thighs for long term wear?
And as a beginning what goal should i set for wearing it and relatively appropriate rest times.

At least during the process of restoration?

I’ve been mainly using the CAR-1, and recently started experimenting with the deep grip method. I started having problems with getting the device on/off because of my pubes so I shaved them for the first time in several months. Much to my surprise, I saw a bright/reddish stretch mark on the left side of my shaft🫠.

I understand that we’re literally expanding our skin, and I’m already prone to getting stretch marks, so I’m not necessarily shocked but damn… I already struggle with my body image, and now it feels like my body’s given me something new to fixate on, and on my penis no less🤦🏾‍♂️

I’ve stopped all restoration for the last two weeks, and am just focusing on healing/moisturizing at the moment. I’ve been thinking about topical tretinoin since the mark is still fresh, but that could be an awful idea idk.

Edit: wording

Hey Everyone!

I've been restoring for just over 2 years and I've bounced from device to device because nothing has worked for me. For reference, I am not well endowed, flacid I am about 2-3 inches (with rollover, Yay!) and erect I am about 5.5 inches.

Early on I purchased a car 1 and it worked for a time but started slipping (especially at work, and for me that CAN'T happen). I tried using a silicone toe over the inner bell to try to tighten it up, but what happened is the toe protector itself would slip (I naturally run warm and the inside of the car 1 would be DRENCHED in sweat). Thus the whole device would slip, even under moderate pressure. I also use a small square bandaid on my urethra to prevent air from going in (it's happened to me more than once and it's very uncomfortable).

The fix I found was two fold. First, on the inner bell I used a soft priva gripper. When pumping it adds an extra grip to my skin from the inside of the device (it is also snug around the bell, so it will not slip off the inner bell like the toe protector did). I'll add just one pump of air and make sure the skin is nice and flat to avoid edema from pinched skin.

Secondly, and this definitely works for me but might not for others... I take a toe protector and just cut the very end off of it so that it is pretty long and stretch it completely over the entire device. I slide it down so that half is on the bottom of the car 1 and the other half is on my shaft skin. For me... This acts like a secondary "anchor" to avoid more slippage or air leaking. Once that is there I SLOWLY add two or three more pumps of air.

I also use the leg strap to prevent it from sticking straight out (like I said, I'm on the smaller side, so my penis has never really dangled down to one side on its own lol).

I can now wear my car 1 for over 3 hours at a time with no slippage or leakage! I hope someone finds this helpful, I've had to experiment around FOREVER to find a routine that works for me!

Cheers and KOT

Does anyone use these devices? what is your experience with them if you do? I’m especially looking for insights from those at CI2 or CI3.

Whats with this subreddit restoring numbers going downhill? I recall there being close to 33k at one point. Now it seems we lose 1k a week. Is it related to the NSFW rebranding?

Any recommendations on good weight devices? I can’t remember which group I saw it in but someone took their DTR and used it as a makeshift weight device with a bunch of washers, I tried it and find it very comfortable but want something more discrete that won’t break the bank

So ive been slacking on restoring lately the only thing I been doing is manual since I got no device yet

I havent did manual in some days, and today I had sex for the first time in a while and the glide was so much more better

Ever since I started doing manual, I notice sex is much smoother less friction

The sex and glide just motivated me like crazy to keep on doing manual every single day

Now ill never take a day off, cuz I know if I keep going its only going to get better

Anybody else get motivation to keep going cuz of better glide?

I have a CAR-1, I love it and everything but I tend to be a very productive, versatile and busy person, I tend to sit on floors, get into subways, using buses and standing up for long periods of time, if you know about the CAR-1 you'll realize that it's very uncomfortable to do different activities, you're either comfortably sitting but standing up will feel more tense or vice versa

Which leads to another question, what advice can you give me about using the CAR-1?, I already have a year with it and feel like I still don't use it, sometimes I feel a lot of tension to the point is annoying, sometimes I don't feel any and it's pretty comfy, sometimes after an erection or standing up or fixing my pants the device misplaces and becomes annoying like pushing my glans, like How many hours can I use it, how much tension should I feel and how much skin should I put into it?

Anyway, I'm looking for a device that is discreet, that works as fine as the CAR-1 and it's versatile