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Sylphy @sparkledooks@possums.gay
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@SPIRITOUSPOND Sure thing. I've been going around trying to raise funds for a reconstructive surgery to help deal with long-term complications arising from involuntary unconsenting infant circumcision that nonsurgical foreskin restoration options could not fully fix on their own. Namely the practical de-gloving of my underside and total ablation of the frenulum's anchoring mechanism, which was snapped and trimmed away.

Nonsurgical options take what was left of one's foreskin and stretches them out until the tension forces new skin to grow, but any permanently done anatomical damage cannot be solved through these methods.

Up until November of last year, there wasn't any surgical solutions worth pursuing; namely all prior ones being skin grafting unfeeling skin to create a fake covering devoid of sensation.

However, as of November, a sole physician who became known via word of mouth amongst the restoration community who has worked with someone to pioneer a surgery that uses a patient's restored tissue combined with shaping and tissue contouring typically used in FtM phalloplasty to create a neo-frenulum, shape the often baggy feeling restored foreskin into a snug fit, and restore a proper tightened end to the foreskin so it actually grips to the glans.

Being able to receive this surgery would offer a life-changing feeling of bodily and autonomy affirmation and give me a feeling of closure indescribable by words alone, however after attending an in person consultation with said physician I was brought to the highest of highs by being determined to be an ideal candidate for the surgery, but the lowest of lows once the price quote was issued.

$18,455 outpatient

So I've taken to GoFundMe to try and get support as I chase my dream of finally feeling whole and reclaiming that choice that was stripped away from me as an infant. The images were a response from my recent rounds of posting in various groups dedicated to sharing GFM campaigns.

The results have not been kind, but over the span of 4 months, with my own personal saving accounted for, I'm a little bit over 3,000 of my 19,000 goal.