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To effect a [[circumcision ]] of a newborn boy, the natural healthy fusion described above must first be destroyed, which is done by the passage of a blunt probe between the infant [[foreskin]] and the [[glans penis]], which leaves both surfaces in a raw state. The [[foreskin ]] is then [[Excision| excised]], leaving the residual shaft skin in a raw condition. Sutures are not used in circumcision of infants so the raw cut end of the shaft skin is free to fall where it may. In some cases it falls on the raw [[glans penis ]] and the two heal together, thus forming an adhesion. Adhesions take many forms.<ref name="gracelykilgore1984" /> One common form is the [[skin bridge]].
An adhesion may form in adults when a foreskin is not retracted for a very long time.
}}</ref> The [[frenulum]] of the [[penis]], often known simply as the frenulum (from Latin: frēnulum, lit. 'little bridle'), is a thin elastic strip of tissue on the underside (ventral side) of the [[glans]] and the neck of the human [[penis]]. In men who are not [[circumcised]], it also connects the [[foreskin]] to the [[glans]] and the ventral [[mucosa]].
The frenulum has several important functions. The [[frenular artery]], which supplies blood to the [[glans penis]], passes through the frenulum. The [[frenulum ]] serves to limit retraction of the [[foreskin]]. The frenulum is erogenous tissue important for penile erection, so stretching of the [[frenulum]] also may induce orgasm.<ref>{{REFjournal
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The frenulum may look somewhat like an adhesion, however it is a functional, natural part of the [[penis]], which is normal and supposed to be there.
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* [[Development of retractable foreskin]]