Redundant foreskin
Redundant foreskin or redundant prepuce (aka Insufficient foreskin removal) is a fictitious diagnosis. There is no medically recognized definition of "redundant prepuce". It is classed technically as a complication of elective circumcision. The major issue is cosmetic because the expected circumcised appearance after a circumcision has not been achieved.
The expected appearance of the circumcised penis was established in the Second Century when the Jewish rabbis instituted periah and has no relationship to health. There are no additional health issues from insufficient foreskin removal. There are no health issues from the existence of an overhanging acroposthion.
A circumcision revision may be carried out to achieve the desired appearance.[1]
Circumcision revision is a revenue generator for urological surgeons. The term redundant foreskin appears to have been invented as a sales aid for harmful, non-therapeutic surgical amputation of the foreskin.
There is no generally accepted definition of redundant foreskin.
Acroposthion
A longer foreskin that some may consider "redundant", also may be considered to be an acroposthion, that was highly regarded in ancient Greece.[2]
Chinese promotion
The Shang Ring was invented in China and is sold for the purpose of performing a circumcision. The claim of "redundant prepuce" appears to have been used to increase the sales of the Shang Ring.
See also
- Acroposthion
- Long foreskins
- Longer foreskin is favored
- Regret men
- Unsatisfactory cosmetic results including uncircumcised appearance
Urologists and redundant foreskin
Many urologists promote circumcision because of the substantial fee that they earn when a circumcision is performed. Foreskinned men should be extremely cautious when consulting a urologist for any reason.
External links
Anonymous (April 2025). How can you tell if someone has redundant foreskin? Is it usual in the uncircumcised?
, REDDIT. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
References
- ↑
Fekete F, Török A, Nyirády P. Revisions after unsatisfactory adult circumcisions. Int Urol Nephrol. June 2011; 43(2): 431-5. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ↑ Hodges, Frederick M.. The Ideal Prepuce in Ancient Greece and Rome: Male Genital Aesthetics and Their Relation to Lipodermos, Circumcision, Foreskin Restoration, and the Kynodesme. Bull. Hist. Med. September 2001; 75(3): 375-405. PMID. DOI. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
