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[[Image:Foreskin restoration diagram.jpg |thumbnail|right|550px| A series of steps for non-surgical foreskin restoration. ]]
Nonsurgical foreskin restoration is the most commonly used method of foreskin restoration. It is accomplished through [[tissue expansion]] and involves pulling on the remnants of the foreskin. Both the skin of the penile shaft and the mucosal [[mucosa]]l inner lining of the foreskin, if any remains after circumcision, may be expanded. The skin is pulled forward over the glans, and tension is applied manually, by using weights or elastic straps. In the latter two cases a device must be attached to the skin; surgical tape is often used.
[[Image:Tlctugger applied.jpg|thumbnail|left|150px| TLCTugger device applied to a circumcised penis for non-surgical foreskin restoration.]]
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The process of foreskin restoration seeks to regenerate some of the tissue removed by circumcision by [[Tissue expansion| expansion of residual tissue]], as well as providing coverage of the glans. According to research, the [[foreskin]] comprises over one-half of the skin and [[mucosa ]] of the human penis.<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref>
By growing more penile skin, foreskin restorers recover the skin mobility that was eliminated by their circumcision. The ability to [[gliding action|glide the skin of the penis over the glans]] constitutes a mechanical component of the stimulation mechanism of the penis.