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}}</ref>There is increasing recognition that [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] is not a satisfactory treatment for [[phimosis]].
There are several different procedures. Preputioplasty typically is used to treat [[phimosis]] when manual [[stretching]] fails. Osmonov et al. (2022) have recently provided an excellent review of available procedures.<ref>{{REFjournal
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Several articles report preputioplasty for phimosis in children. The authors seemingly are unaware that [[Development of retractable foreskin| developmentally non-retractable foreskin]] is normal in children, is not pathological, and does not require treatment.