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Wikify "preputial mucosa"
'''Tissue expansion''' is a technique used by plastic, maxillofacial, and reconstructive surgeons to cause the body to grow additional [[skin]], [[bone]], or other tissues. Other biological phenomena such as tissue inflammation can also be considered expansion (see tissue inflammation below).
==Skin expansion==
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}}</ref> This process does not regenerate or restore the function of the [[frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]]. It does, however, typically involve growing more shaft skin and [[preputial mucosa ]], which serves to moisten and protect the [[glans penis|glans]]. Men who have restored their foreskin typically notice increased sensitivity and dekeratinization of the glans.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html
|title=Foreskin restoration for circumcised men