Photo Examples
of Partial Circumcisions and
the Dorsal Slit
While most members of CIRCLIST advocate and prefer a complete, or even
high and tight circumcision, some CIRCLIST members are quite content with their partial
circumcisions. As partial circumcision is usually defined as one in which an
insufficient amount of foreskin was removed so as to completely uncover the glans (head)
when flaccid (soft.) Yet several other members have had a Dorsal Slit, where only a
cut was made on the top surface of the foreskin from the foreskin opening back toward the
body to the rim of the glans. The dorsal slit results in a low hanging cuff of skin
on the under-side of the penis.
While most men and boys have longer foreskins, some uncircumcised men have
foreskins that resemble those shown below. You can sometimes tell by close
examination of the remaining skin where a scar may occur. Ultimately, only the owner
or his parents know if he has been partially circumcised.
While these types of circumcisions are rare and don't generally provide
the medical and hygiene benefits of a complete circumcision, the most important thing is
that you are pleased with your circumcision type.
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I was cut as an infant using, I'm told, the Jewish Bris
method. The difference in my case, however, is that the "U" shape piece of the
foreskin that was removed was taken from the *upper/top* (dorsal) surface rather than
underneath and so my frenulum was left intact, as was most of the remaining inner and
outer skin. You can see the distinctive colour change between the darker skin of my
balls and shaft skin to that where the foreskin is retracted/pulled back.
When totally flaccid and retracted a little inside my body you can see, hopefully, what
I mean about the U cut that was made on the top side.
Those who have said you have never seen a partial Bris cut before
or an infant circ that has left the frenulum intact and loose/low circumcision can
now satisfy your curiousity. |
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As you can see, my penis has a loose circumcision. I was
circumcised recently, at 20 years old. I requested this loose circumcision style,
which, as you can see has a loose, partial head covering when soft, but looks fully
circumcised when hard.
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This example shows a male that formerly had an extremely redundant
(long) foreskin. While considerable foreskin was removed during the procedure, an
inadequate amount of skin was removed to completely expose the glans. This
individual ultimately chose to be re-circumcised to tighten the circumcision. |
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The Partially Circumcised penis is shown here when erect with the
foreskin retracted. During erection this young man reports that the glans is bared
most of the time simply by his becoming erect. If it does not retract fully and is
still covering the rim of his glans after he becomes erect, he manually retracts the
remaining foreskin. As you can see here, the frenulum also remained intact after his
first circumcision. |
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This is an example of a dorsal slit taken to the extreme so that the
end of the cut was back where the foreskin joined the shaft.
Most dorsal slits are only done along part of the foreskin, usually just enough to cut
through the phimotic band of tissue near the tip and allow the glans to be uncovered when
desired.
A very short dorsal slit can heal to look like just a wide, loose foreskin. A long dorsal
slit results in an unsightly tag of skin hanging under the back of the glans. This can
also get in the way of sex and certainly does nothing for keeping the glans covered or
'supple'. I know of no justification for doing this sort of long dorsal slit rather
than a proper, full circumcision.
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