Pull foreskin back and apply Benzoin Tinture. The compound is medically used for mouth sores but it is very tacky and is used by athletes prior to putting tape on feet because it works even when skin gets moist. Foreskin restorers use it because the tape is under constant tension. It is especially useful in humid climates were tape peels off easily. Apply it to the skin that will be on the tape about 1/2" between circa-scar and glans (start at circ-scar) to put most tension on inner foreskin. Or about 1/2" between circ-scar and pubic area (start at circ-scar) to put most tension on outer foreskin.

Put pill tube over glans right to the edge of the corona. To focus on stretching inner foreskin, stretch or roll the foreskin over the tape. To focus on POE (point of equilibrium) lightly pinch FS between thumb and finger and roll between pads of the your thumb and finger until tension is the same on inner and outer foreskin. Mark the ridge of your foreskin with a non-toxic pen. Then pull that ridge on to tape 1/2" on to tape. To focus on stretching outer foreskin, roll your foreskin 1/2 way up tape.

I stretch my foreskin to cover the entire piece of tape then, using one finger and thumb, I slide the outer skin back until I see pink inner skin and skin is very thin on tube. In the picture on the lower right, I hold tube and tape and pull ever so slightly just to keep skin thin while applying tape. Fold over the last 1/4" of the outer tape to make a tab that will be easy to find to remove tape. Another way to get skin on the tape ring is to place the pill tube on corona and push towards pubic bone, this will just roll skin right up on to tape. Then slowly pull pill tube and tape ring away from pubic bone until you see pink skin. Cover between 1/4 and 1/2'of tape ring.

To focus on stretching the outer foreskin roll foreskin on to tape 1/2". Leaving the skin thick. You can apply more Benzoin at this point for a super hold. Apply top tape. Many restorers focus on the outer skin especially in the beginning to foster more rapid growth. Remove pill tube and pull tape ring forward.

At this point a device can be attached using tape or clips or what ever the mind can come up with. Restorers without a lot of restored foreskin may want to add tabs that will grab on to a device by effectively extending the foreskin into a skin tube. Without the tabs it is difficult to take advantage of devices such as the DILE, AFRD, FRED, R2K and others. Take 1/12" - 2" of 1/2' wide waterproof tape. Using tip of first finger put the tape in the tape ring. Loop it over then flatten it out. Repeat three more times. Put the tabs on different places each time you tape up so tension will be put on different parts of the foreskin.

To remove the tape ring cut off the tabs just below here they touch the tape ring itself. Be careful here, you wouldn't want to get re-circumcised here. Peel the skin away from the skin with a rolling motion. Don't peel the tape away from skin, this could cause irritation.

Videos of putting on a tape ring. If the video doesn't start by itself, click on it to activate it.

Making a tape ring

Putting tabs on a tape ring so that the tape ring will allow even new restorers take advantage of stretching devices

4 tabs on a tape ring

To see the tape ring at work with a DILE click here. There is a video at the bottom of the screen.

To see the tape ring at work with a weight click here.