# Re: frenulum breve.

> Written by RS on 23. August 1999 at 23:32:55:

> In Reply to: Re: possible mixture ... written by Steve on 23. August 1999 at 09:35:18:

> Hello Steve,
> >>if you can retract the foreskin when flaccid, you will be able to see if there is a phimotic ring
> >
> >doesn't look anything like that I'm afraid

> so I assume the foreskin sort of latches behind the glans, and you cant retract any further than that ... this is all very symptomatic for frenulum breve.

> >when I roll the foreskin back the skin that links the foreskin to the bottom of the glans is very short and almost stops the foreskin from retracting full on the bottom. Its hard to describe what it looks like

> if you go back to
> https://www.male-initiation.net/phimosis_research.html

> and look at drawing 4 ... the dark area is the outer foreskin ... look at the top picture, - I presume that in your case the point of the outer foreskin is almost directly connected with the apex of the "V" shape ... is there any space at all between outer foreskin and the "V" shape? in fact if this was the underside of your penis, the entire area of the shaft would be dark coloured ...

> >>circumcision is still a rather meaningless way of trying to cure this.

> >I hope so

> Well if I have now - above - described you correctly, then the main problem is frenulum breve, ... a frenuloplasty takes a half hour and can be performed by any urologist

> ... as some degrees of phimosis are difficult to diagnose when flaccid especially when combined with frenulum breve then I would advise first getting the frenulum seen to and then you would be able to see clearly if you have any degree of phimosis ...

> the next question should be which area in the UK ... (see if we can find you a contact or a good urologist - no promises but it might be worth a try)

> Robin

> Answers:

> - Re: frenulum breve. Steve 24.8.99 (6)
>   - Re: typical frenular confusion RS 25.8.99 (5)
>     - Re: typical frenular confusion Steve 26.8.99 (4)
>       - Re: partial circ is the only question RS 05.9.99 (2)
>         - Re: partial circ is the only question Steve 09.9.99 (1)
>           - Re: partial circ is the only question RS 18.9.99 (0)
>       - Re: Atypical frenular confusion RS 27.8.99 (0)

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