O-ring Theory
Can O-rings be used to create a “ridged band” ?
I had posted a page I called “O-ring theory” in 2016..I know stupid name but..here goes.
In a nut shell I had been using an O-ring as a retainer since I started. In 2016 I began using a manual stretch I called the finger pull stretch.
The idea was to create a bottle neck or “ridged band” at the end of my foreskin so I could have erect coverage.
Now when I say “ridged band” I don’t mean a true rigid band like an uncut man has. It’s more like a bottle neck in the skin.
A narrow band of skin that was tighter but still had an elastic quality to it. I don’t think it was caused by a reaction to the O-rings since it was the same FDA food safe silicone O rings I used for years.
After a few weeks I noticed it was tightening the end of my foreskin. After seeing great results I started to get more aggressive with this stretch.
As I think back I wonder if I caused a mild case of phimosis by stretching too aggressively ? I was going pretty hard on my skin and did have a slight injury.
I would use an O-ring as a retainer 24/7 when I was not doing this stretch. This may have constricted or distorted the skin directly under the O-ring and over time created a “bottle neck ” in this area over time.
During this time I was using the O-ring when I was sleeping. It is possible that nocturnal erections caused a lot of stress to the skin being bottle necked by the O-ring. This extra stress in a small concentrated area might have damaged the skin that formed this band. ? just guessing
Was it a combination of the stretch exercise and nocturnal erection stress on the O-ring ?
As I retract the skin you can see this bottle neck on the shaft .
This “ridged band” as I started to call it actually worked like a rigid band in how it kept the skin over the glans even with an erection.
I was excited to see this happening at first since erect coverage was something I always thought about.
At this point things were great. I had erect coverage that I could retract without too much issue.
This was Dec 2016, I had some erect coverage that could still retract without too much issue
In late 2018 my skin was getting harder to retract when erect and by early 2019 things got worse.
This in when my Ordeal with BXO went into high gear.
When I look back at the events from 2016 to 2021 It makes me wonder just what caused the “ridged band” to form in the first place. Did I cause this “band” with the use of stretching exercises and wearing an O-ring 24/7.
Was this the main trigger for the BXO since my skin was now covering my glans 24/7 even with nocturnal erections not allowing my skin to “dry out” since my BXO is basically an allergic reaction to my own urine.
Most men with foreskin ( restored or natural ) will not get BXO. I just happen to be that lucky guy allergic to his own urine. This is why circumcision is a recommended fix for BXO since it keeps the skin dry.
Its possible I have always been prone to BXO since for me its a reaction to my own urine. This O-ring experiment could have made the right conditions for it to go nuclear. Being circumcised until I was 33 may have kept my BXO condition from ever becoming a noticeable problem that needed to be addressed.
This is 2021 and I no longer that pronounced bottle neck as I did in 2016.
My skin moves easily over my glans without any hangups and I always have full flaccid coverage 24/7
The area of skin where the O-ring sat still gives me a “ridged band” effect when my skin is over my glans.
I do feel that the use of O-rings and retaining are the reasons why my flaccid coverage is so good.
My skins natural state today is go over my glans and that’s what I always wanted.
Please check out the 2023 update video to see exactly how my skin operates and how this o-ring band still helps keep the skin over my glans.