Hello Chance,
As someone with a bit of resto experience, I thought I'd come out of the dark in hopes of offering you a little help. You can see by my post count that I'm new here at LPSG--I found this board while doing a search for some resto information myself. Otherwise, I have no business being here, as I hopelessly don't measure up in the relevant department. Oh well.
Have no fear, you will not loose either length or girth because of resto. Unless, of course, you do something so colossally dumb as to destroy your penis. Length gains are rare, but do happen. Girth gains are more common, simply because more shaft skin is occupying the same area. No one who realizes those gains has ever complained, to be sure, except that a length gain can require an extended restoration effort to get reliable coverage.
Dramatic improvement in sensation is the norm for successful restorers. You have that to anticipate.
Restoration is not easy. It is a multi-year process, except in the rarest of cases. But then, large penises are rare, and you made out just fine in that department, so maybe you'll be lucky.
Be patient. Don't let your expectations get out of hand, as that is a sure path to disappointment. Most men who try restoration give it up eventually. It really takes unusual determination and persistence to regain a semblance of a functional foreskin.
Be cautious, use common sense, and pay attention to what your body is telling you. It's easy to hurt yourself. There's no place for male-pattern-boldness in resto.
The device you ordered is tapeless, which is convenient and less fussy. However, it can only get hold of your skin by capturing it between two mating components. Excessive tension or poor fit can stop blood flow, signaled by either throbbing or pain (sometimes severe). You MUST pay close attention to what you're feeling.
You may not be able to tolerate your DTR if you haven't sufficient loose skin already. It will take experimentation to know. Be prepared to fall back to another method to obtain needed skin looseness to allow safe use of your DTR. This approach is very common among new restorers due to the commonality of aggressive infant circumcision. I was cut quite tight, but was able to get going with careful use of T-tapes.
Which ever method(s) you employ, allow lots of time for experimentation with regard to finding a tugging regimen that fits well into your lifestyle. There's no set formula, no matter what some say, with regard to what constitutes the "best" path to growing new skin. Some do best going nearly 24/7, while others swear by less rigorous part-time schedules. You'll have to find your own way.
Try to make your tugging as comfortable and safe as will allow it to fade away into the back ground of your daily life. When you begin it's always on your mind, and the time simply drags by glacially slow. Once it becomes a routine part of your daily stuff then the time starts to pass quickly and you stand a better chance to really see the results you want.
Tons of information about foreskin resto is on the net--perhaps you've already been doing lots of research. If not, spend some time googling. You can greatly benefit from the experiences of those who've gone before you. The Restore List (sorry, don't have the URL handy) can be a great resource. It's a board dedicated to the process, although it can get a bit melodramatic at times. Don't get too focussed on the stories of fast, incredible restorations. Those simply are not anywhere near the norm. Two full years would be a fantastic success. Some can do it, most cannot.
About me: I started a few years ago, and struggled along for approximately two years. Tightly circ'd as an infant, with resulting tight-skinned erections. Chafed, damaged skin was common after masturbation. I remember my early erections feeling amazingly tight. Lots of teen wanking slightly loosened things, but not enough to allow simple masturbation without some kind of lube to reduce risk of skin damage.
Most of my tugging was done with T-tapes. Although I got generally used to the things, it never was trouble-free due to inevitable tape failure. I sweat readily and work as a carpenter, so tapes often let go way too soon. I hung in there until the TugAhoy device came on the market and switched to that, but before long had to stop due to skin pinching issues I could not solve. The idea was great, but I could not adapt to it. It's most likely just an individual thing, as others have had great results with the TA. Restoration experiences are unique to each tugger trying to get the job done.
Having had enough of struggling and in the middle of an apparent cessation of skin growth, I decided to let go and get on with life for a while. Now I'm ready to start again, and like you am going to try a DTR (as well as the CAT II Q). I'm hoping not to repeat my TA problems, and definitely do not want to return to anything involving tape.
My results: I'd say that I managed over the two years (mostly close to 24/7 regime) to grow at least one full inch of new skin. Keep in mind this is from a guy having lots of tugging issues along the way. It's all new skin. There is now a nice pile of wrinkled skin against my corona (flaccid) that never was there during my adult years preceding my resto attempt. During erection I have much more skin glide--no more chafing. That was a huge change. My warm weather flaccid length is generally greater.
Well into my tugging (with tapes), I experienced a significant increase in sensitivity, primarily in the inner foreskin remnant, but somewhat also in my glans. I cannot remember ever feeling those sensations prior, even as a teen with teen virility. That improved sensation disappeared shortly after I ceased tugging, as my glans and inner foreskin were no longer protected. I have almost no feeling now.
You may get the idea that I'm not exactly a raving enthusiast about foreskin resto. I'm not. It's not easy; it's not quick. I'm lazy and impatient, so you see it's not a great combination going on there. I'm starting again because as much as I hated the process of restoring, I hate being circumcised even more. I got a taste of the potential benefits. They're real and significant.
I had better stop now as I've gone on long enough. Just let me emphasize that common sense and patience are essential to a healthy foreskin restoration effort. Be careful and you'll likely do well. No restorer ever complained about worlds-better orgasms! :biggrin1:
Best of luck to ya!
