Flyboy88, maybe it was my razor, or the clippers, but I got nick after nick trying to use the electric. I’d bring the electric razor down near my sack, and WHAMMO! another nick! I think it was the wrinkly skin down there that caused it. I never even got close to finishing, it was so bad.
Perhaps better technique was what I needed, but with the Mach3, I just swipe away haphazardly and get nicked down there less often than on my face. Believe it… or not!
I cannot stress the “take it slow” part enough. Just yesterday, while giving myself a bit of a trim, I sliced off a tiny chunk of my scrotum. Christ on a cracker, your nuts can bleed like a bitch…
Plenty of good advice in IMHO and MPSIMS, if I recall correctly.
If you go electric, use a shim. Take your time, and get the missus involved.
Somone already mentioned that Nair specifically warns against this. I’d just like to reenforce this sentiment. Never, on any account, for any reason, use Nair on genitals. Ever. Yes, there is a story behind that admonishment. Beleive me, you DO NOT want to hear it.
Also, if you insist on using an electric razor, make sure the foil/blade are new and sharp, and trim the short-n-curlies down to a almost-stubble with scissors before getting out the razor. Clean the foil/hair trap regularly. If you do not, it will hurt. Think waxing, but slower. Yeah. And for god’s sake, don’t use an electric beard trimmer at any of the closer settings. They’re simply not intended for that. You will bleed.
Best advice- using SHARP scissors, trim the curlies down as far as you’re comfortable. Then, using a NEW razor cartridge, lather well, and shave carefully, and slowly. There is no grain to shave with or against. The first time, it will take a long time. I’d recommend carrying out the entire process in a warm shower. Get ready for a fun time as the curlies grow back. Some people describe the pain as unbearable, some people barely notice. Hope like hell you’re the second group.
Sometimes I wonder why I know so much about so many useless things.
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Remind me not to let any of you borrow my beard trimmer!
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Yup, ya gotta shave 'em if the doc says so. Either that, or the nurse will have to do a quick job of it, as they will expect you to be smooth. And they won’t be as careful as you will be. You will be careful because you are scared.
Remember, fear can be good, so long as its not so great that your hand is shaking. And after the shaving, you will get to experience the breezes.
All kidding aside, congratulations on the decision to have the V. Makes everything a lot easier from now on, if you get my drift. The only bad thing is that I don’t even have a scar to show when people start talking about their operations.
Hmm, registration date Jan 2003. Once you’ve been here a while longer, you’ll start to understand that we always want to hear it. And strangely enough, humiliating agony just seems to add to our enjoyment.
Yes, we’re an odd bunch. 
But remember, we always sympathize, we never mock.
Well, almost never. Ask Spoofe about the toothpaste.
No, the other posters are right when they say scissors at first and then the sharp razor to finish off is the best way to go.
Most electric razors have two options, the foil and the beard trimmer. The reason electric razors do not work is because the foil doesn’t work on long hairs (and you can’t cut it that short with scissors). If you use the beard trimmer, which works the same as one of those electric hedge trimmers, it will pinch your skin really bad when you touch the thin skin. If it doesn’t do it at first, it will eventually.
I read through the posts quite carefully, but maybe I missed it; Has anyone yet claimed to have shaved their scrotum using only a lawnmower, chainsaw or diesel-powered hedging flail?
No?
Oh well, I’ll keep looking then.
When I had my snip a few years back, they told me I would have to shave (they promised the loan of a hygenically clean electric trimmer), but the surgeon just told me not to bother - I had the single-incision-at-the-front method - the undergrowth is sparser there anyway.
heh heh…
Luckily, the story does not humilate me. The true star is my roomate my Senior year. We’ll call him A. I’m really more of a guest star in the saga. Anyways, A was in the habit of keeping his short-n-curlies short-n-gone. He was also in the occasional habit of not cleaning out the shower after the process. This did not please me, or our other roomates. We let him know in the traditional male manner, merciless mocking. At some point, A’s girlfriend, who we will call J, apparently suggested to him in private that he try Nair. A, not being the brightest bulb in the chandeleir, tryed it. Bada-bing, bada-boom, chemical burns to the penis and scrotum. Blisters, peeling skin, the works. A’s in pain. J’s freaking out, as she doesn’t know what to do. After about four hours of pain, they decided to call me and ask me to take A to the ER. Knowing my peers, I asked why. At this point, the whole story come out. It took me almost twenty minutes to stop laughing enough to take them to the ER.
Moral of the story: Read the damn bottle. Although, with a stupid name like A, nature probably intended it.
Good advice to be found here.
Don’t be afraid to pull the skin of the scrotum taut. You do that with the loose skin of your cheeks to achieve a smooth shave, you can do it there as well. You know you won’t hurt yourself by doing it.
I would also add to start doing it two or three weeks before the actual procedure, to get used to doing it, and also to get the skin used to being shaved. It makes a difference, believe me. One thing you don’t need while undergoing the procedure or during the healing phase immediately after is razor burn.
Having at least three weeks of shaving under your belt (heh) will also allow you to be as smooth as possible when you go under the knife.
Good luck. I hope your procedure goes better than mine. He missed the spot where he needed to numb me on one side, so I underwent half of the procedure without benefit of anasthetic. As of now, I’ve had one clear lab report. One more time, in just two weeks or so, and I’m gonna be feeling virile, feral, and sterile!
I`m feeling a bit nautious.
DAVEW0071 and others - What sort of procedure is involved in the “lab” work?
Ok, so I know that you are looking for a mans perspective on things, but take my advice. Shaving with and electric razor, then shaving again with any typ of razor, will lead to ingrown hairs, itching, and possibly razor burn. As someone how both like a shaved man and who shaves herself, please heed my warnings on this. 
My post reflects numerous shaves over time, not one incident. I’m certainly not advocating using a blade right after an electric, or vice versa.
While I haven’t experienced this first-hand, I understand that men who have had the Big V need to provide an ejaculate sample or three after healing up, to make sure that there’s no more spermies swimming around.
Forgive my ignorance… but is this a procedure that all men should have? Or is it just a matter of not wanting more children?
Just remember to heed the disclaimer once seen on a Sweedish-made chainsaw: “Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands or genitals.”
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Didn’t someone post a story in MPSIMS a while back about letting his SO perform this act, and the subsequent trauma that ensued? (I recall that it was used as someone’s sig for a period of time - something about being half shaved and being naked doing circles to the left or something) - Did it get lost in the Great Board Crash of 2001? Tried searching but came up empty.
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Banks is right. This is most likely the most “comfortable” method. Due to the joys of playing competitive junior hockey, I have seen this happen to rookies several times (for the record, I was exempt as they did not want to mess with their starting goalie:) ) .
Get things as short as possible, then clippers, then razor.
Good luck to ya.
As a totaly shorn man, I just want to agree with the general consensus here. Take your time, trim it down as short as you can with trimmers (I used the little scissors on my swiss army knife) use a normal safety razor, make sure you pull the skin taut as you go over that area.