¶ Coverage Index (CI)
¶ Overview
Coverage Indicies (CIs) are visual, descriptive, standardized measures of foreskin coverage. Typically these scales are used within the Restoration community as a means of tracking & comparing progress as well as setting milestones/goals for foreskin restoration. CI scales can also be used when assessing the coverage of an intact penis. The two most commonly used scales are the CI (Coverage Index) and the RCI (Real Coverage Index) however other similar metrics have been developed by members of the restoration community.
¶ History & Development
As the foreskin restoration movement gained support and followers, the need for standardized language became apparent. Bigelow described the process of restoration in three descriptive stages: Stage 1 - no glans coverage, Stage 2 - limited/partial glans coverage, and Stage 3 - significant/full glans coverage. Early scales such as this, were more subjective and not as well defined as later iterations of CI scales. As restoration developed as a practice CI scales were iterated on through communities like NORM (National Organization of Restoring Men), RestoringForeskin.org Forums, Reddit, device creators, and others.
¶ CI Scale
| CI Level | Flaccid Example Photo | Description when flaccid | Erect Example Photo | Description when erect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CI-1 |  |
No loose skin on the shaft of the penis |  |
Shaft skin is very tight and on some men draws the scrotum up |
| CI-2 |  |
Some loose skin which wrinkles over the sulcus |  |
Shaft skin is tight |
| CI-3 |  |
Foreskin covers the sulcus and just touches the corona |  |
Very slight wrinkling of the shaft skin |
| CI-4 |  |
Foreskin covers the corona leaving most of the glans exposed |  |
Some wrinkling of the shaft skin behind the sulcus |
| CI-5 |  |
Half to two-thirds of the glans is exposed |  |
foreskin wrinkles over the sulcus |
| CI-6 |  |
Foreskin covers most of the glans |  |
foreskin retracts behind the corona |
| CI-7 |  |
Glans is completely covered with the glans visible through the opening |  |
foreskin covers the corona and some of the glans |
| CI-8 |  |
Small amount of overhanging foreskin |  |
foreskin covers over half of the glans |
| CI-9 |  |
Foreskin overhangs the end of the glans |  |
Foreskin completely covers the glans but there is no overhang |
| CI-10 |  |
Considerable amount of overhanging foreskin |  |
Foreskin still overhangs the end of the glans |
**Descriptions & Assests from restoringforeskin.org
¶ CI Assessment
¶ RCI (Real Coverage Index)
RCI is an alternative Coverage Index created to address some of the limitations of the original CI scale. It was developed by kong1971 on the now defunct FRCChat.org forums. By design the RCI scale is more descriptive and focused on the restoring individual's foreskins rather than the foreskin length and functions of intact individuals with fully intact frenulums and ridged bands. The RCI scale takes more consideration for variable foreskin length within each stage (due to factors like temperature, humidity, arousal, etc.) more so than the original CI scale. One of the key flaws of the RCI scale is its limited descriptions beyond RCI-6, which Kong1971