# Restoration methods and devices

Foreskin restoration works by applying gentle, repeated tension to shaft skin, which triggers the skin to grow (the same principle surgeons use with tissue expanders). Everything below is a different way of applying that tension. There is no best device: most restorers try a few approaches and settle on whatever they can wear consistently.

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## Manual methods

Where almost everyone starts, and all some people ever need. Manual tugging uses your fingers to hold skin under tension for a few minutes at a time, several times a day. It is free, needs no equipment, works at any starting coverage, and teaches you what tension should feel like before you buy anything. The community numbers the common grips Method 1 through Method 5 (MM1 to MM5), from single-direction pulls for tight starters up to two-handed pulls for restorers with plenty of skin. RestoringForeskin.org documents the grips in its methods guide, and NORM covers them too.

## Dual-tension devices

These push against the glans while pulling skin forward over a cone or bell, so tension comes from both directions. They are tapeless, quick to fit, and currently the most popular category. Most need roughly CI-2 or more slack to grip.

### DTR

ForeskinRestore (Chuck Torres), sold since 2005

The Dual Tension Restorer: a machined bell and pusher rod. One body converts between dual tension, strap tugging, weights, and a direct-air mode.

foreskinrestore.com

### TLC-X

TLC Tugger

Extendable cone-and-rod tugger that works strapless as a dual-tension device, or with straps and weights as you prefer.

tlctugger.com

### CAT II Q

catstretcher.com, since 2002

The original tapeless bi-directional stretcher: a rod with a pusher and puller cone system.

catstretcher.com

### Mantor DS / SLT

Mantor (Tamir Levy)

Direct-stretch dual-tension device with an adjustable elastic-cord gripper, plus a spring-loaded tensioner variant.

mantor-restorer.com

### FIT V4

foreskin-restoration-devices.com

Small-batch dual-tension tugger from an independent maker, who also sells a skin anchor for very tight starters.

foreskin-restoration-devices.com

### foreGestalt

foreGestalt

Soft one-piece polymer traction sleeve with a urine passage, usable with straps, weights, or manual tension.

foregestalt.com

## Strapped and weighted tuggers

The classic worn-under-clothes approach: skin grips over a cone, and tension comes from an elastic strap anchored to a knee or shoulder, or from hanging weights. Straps give steady tension while you move around; weights give gravity-fed tension while seated or standing still.

### TLC Tugger

TLC Tugger (Ron Low design)

The best-known strap tugger: a silicone cone that grips skin without tape, tensioned by a strap. Add-on stack weights turn it into a hanger.

tlctugger.com

### Stealth Retainer weights

Stealth Retainers

Stainless weights from 4 to 16 oz that attach to their retainers for discreet weighted tugging.

stealthretainers.com

### PUD

foreskinrestoration.info (Roland Clark), sold since ~1980

A funnel-shaped stainless-steel weight worn inside the skin tube. A piece of restoration history; the maker has been closing out inventory, so availability is limited.

foreskinrestoration.info

## Air and inflation devices

These expand the skin tube with low air pressure instead of a mechanical pull, spreading tension evenly across the skin. Often used to supplement another method.

### DTR Direct Air

ForeskinRestore

Tube attachment for the DTR body; a squeeze bulb inflates the skin tube for even tension.

foreskinrestore.com

### Airlock and Foreclip

Exer Devices

Budget air-expansion device plus simple skin clips, from an independent maker.

exerdevices.com

### CAR-1 Air Retainer

Chris' Online Store

Made-to-order air-inflation retainer hybrid, alongside silicone retainers and grippers.

chrisonlinestore.com

## T-tape and taping methods

The method that started modern restoration in the 1990s. T-shaped assemblies of medical tape grip the skin directly and connect to elastic straps or a waistband. Cheap and effective at any starting coverage, including starts too tight for gripper devices, but preparation and skin care take more effort. Canister variants wrap tape around a barrel for a larger grip area; see the T-tape graphic guide and TLC Tugger's canister kit.

## Retainers

Retainers are not tension devices. Once skin begins to cover the glans, a retainer holds it in place so the glans stays covered and the new coverage becomes the norm. Many restorers say daily retaining is where comfort and sensitivity gains actually show up.

### Your-Skin Cone

TLC Tugger

Soft silicone cone worn under the skin to keep the glans covered day and night. A common first retainer.

tlctugger.com

### Stealth Retainers

Stealth Retainers

Retainers with silicone grippers that hold skin forward discreetly; starter kits and optional add-on weights.

stealthretainers.com

### O-rings

Various makers

Soft silicone rings worn around the skin tube to hold skin over the glans. Cheap, simple, and effective once you have enough coverage to hold one.

foreskinrestore.com

## Choosing a starting point

- CI-0 to CI-1 (very tight): manual methods and T-tape work from zero slack; most gripper devices need something to hold.
- CI-2 to CI-4: the whole dual-tension and strap-tugger category opens up. This is where most restorers buy their first device.
- CI-5 and up: add a retainer. Tension work continues, but keeping the glans covered becomes part of the routine.
- Whatever you choose: consistency beats intensity. Skin growth responds to hours under gentle tension, not to force. Pain, numbness, or color change means stop.

However you tug, progress only becomes visible when you track it. The Forestorers journal logs your sessions, devices, CI level, and photos, privately, in your own browser.