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An [[acroposthion]] === Correction of an uneven foreskin ===Some foreskins are naturally shorter on one side than the other. This may be created gradually with consistent regular manual corrected over time by manually stretchingonly the short side.
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|location=Aptos, California
|publisher=Hourglass Book Publishing
|ISBN=0-934061-22-X
|quote=The gain in sensitivity is the first and most consistent benefit of restoration.
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}}</ref> One should continue to stretch until one's [[foreskin]] [[Gliding action| glides]] smoothly back and forth. This works best when topical steroid ointment (available by prescription) is used along with the stretching.
==== A word to [[intact ]] teens ====
Boys are born with a [[foreskin]] that is non-retractable for reasons of protection. The inner surface is fused with the [[glans penis]] by a [[synechia]] (similar to a fingernail that is glued to the nail bed of the finger). Also the tip of the [[foreskin ]] is too narrow to retract. As a boy gets older, the synechia disintegrates and releases the foreskin and the foreskin gets wider as a boy ages, so the foreskin gradually becomes [[Retraction of the foreskin|retractable]]. Some boys go through puberty but find that their [[foreskin]] is still too narrow to permit retraction.
Beaugé (1997) reported that boys, who [[Masturbation| masturbate]] by pulling their foreskin away from the body, will not stretch the tight part of the foreskin so non-retractile foreskin will persist. He advised changing the method of [[masturbation]] to the more conventional method of pulling the [[foreskin ]] toward the body so that the narrow orifice get stretched.<ref name="beauge1997" />
The traditional way of addressing this issue was to consult a [[Issues with American urologists and the practice of male circumcision| urologist ]] and get a [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]], however we now understand that in the vast majority of cases, manual [[stretching ]] over a few months will widen the [[foreskin ]] by tissue expansion, make the foreskin retractable and eliminate the need for a destructive [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]].
=== Foreskin restoration ===
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}}</ref> Men who have been [[circumcised ]] stretch and apply tension to their shaft and foreskin remnants to expand and elongate tissue in efforts to produce a functional [[foreskin]]. This form of tissue expansion can take years, as the amount of [[skin]] growth required is typically around 15 square inches.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.noharmm.org/snip.htm
|title=Not a "Snip," But 15 Square Inches
|date=2012-02-28
|accessdate=2019-10-10
}}</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
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==Lengthening the natural one's foreskin==
There are several reasons a person would want to lengthen his existing [[foreskin]]. The longer the [[foreskin]] is, the more securely it will stay protectively in place over the [[glans penis]]. Many regard a longer foreskin or [[acroposthion]] as more esthetically pleasing. A longer foreskin provides better protection against [[keratinization]] than a shorter foreskin. A longer foreskin also allows a longer [[gliding action ]] with better sensation than a shorter foreskin. One uses the same techniques as are used for for non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]].
=== Excessive circumcision ===
=== Short natural foreskins ===
[[Intact]] men who have a short natural [[foreskin]] may use tissue expansion to lengthen their [[foreskin]]. It frequently results in An [[http://acroposthion.com/ancient-greeks-and-the-foreskin/ improved appearance] as well as increased comfort and sensation ] may be created gradually with consistent regular stretching with improved [[gliding action]]. One uses the same techniques as used for for non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]]a device or manually.
=== Retraining of a long retracted foreskin ===
A few [[intact]] males will elect to wear their [[foreskin]] permanently retracted for months or years. Later, when they change their mind about the advisability of that practice, they find that their foreskin will not remain in its normal position where it covers and protects the [[glans penis]], because it seems to have become shorter. In such cases, it is necessary to provide traction on the [[foreskin]] to lengthen it to its normal length. The same techniques used by [[circumcised]] men, who are restoring their lost foreskin, works very well in such cases.
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* [[Basics of foreskin restoration]]
* [[Frenulum breve]]
* [[Mitosis]]
* [[Phimosis]]
* [[Retraction of the foreskin]]
* [[Stretching]]
* [[Plastic surgery]]
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* [ {{REFweb |url=http://phimosisjourney.com/ |title=A Phimosis Journey] |last= |first= |init= |publisher= |date= |accessdate=2023-12-24}}{{REF}}
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