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|DOI=10.1503/cmaj.109-4009
|accessdate=2023-10-10
}}</ref> Surgical restoration is very rare. The vast majority of [[restored ]] foreskins have been created by non-surgical [[tissue expansion]].
== Creators ==
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Restored men report that they derive the same comfort from their [[restored ]] [[foreskin]] that naturally [[foreskinned]] men do from their [[intact]] foreskin. There are two ways to restore foreskin: surgical and nonsurgical.<ref name="kennedy2015">{{REFjournal |last=Kennedy |first= |init=A |author-link=Amanda Kennedy |etal=no |title=Masculinity and Embodiment in the Practice of Foreskin Restoration |trans-title= |language= |journal=International Journal of Men's Health |location= |date=2015 |season=Spring |volume=14 |issue=1 |article= |page= |pages=38-54 |url=https://www.arclaw.org/wp-content/uploads/Kennedy-Embodiment-and-Restoration-IJMH-2015.pdf |archived= |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.3149/jmh.1401.38 |format=PDF |accessdate=2024-12-12}}</ref>
== Surgically restored foreskin ==
The surgically [[restored ]] foreskin is rare.
Penn (1963) pulled the [[shaft skin]] forward to create a [[foreskin]] and then used a graft from an unidentified source to cover the defect in the [[shaft skin]].<refname="penn1963">{{REFjournal
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== Tissue-expansion restored foreskin ==
On the shaft of the [[circumcised]] [[penis]], one finds the [[circumcision scar]] at a midway point on the shaft. From the scar to the abdominal wall, one finds residual penile [[shaft skin]]. From the scar to the [[glans penis]] one finds residual [[preputial mucosa]]l [[foreskin]] tissue, usually in a desiccated condition. Application of traction, either manually or by the aid of a commercial device sold for the purpose, is used to cause longitudinal [[tissue expansion]].<ref name="kennedy2015" />
The [[circumcision scar]] will migrate toward the tip of the [[penis]] as the residual [[shaft skin]] expands. In some cases it will turn inside the new restored [[foreskin]] and become invisible. Some restorers recommend that the expansion of the internal and outer skin be regulated so that the scar is at the tip of the restored [[foreskin]].<ref>{{REFweb
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The non-surgically [[restored ]] [[foreskin]] will consist of both expanded inner mucosa and expanded [[shaft skin]]. The location of the [[circumcision scar]] will vary.
Restored foreskins typically are somewhat looser than natural foreskins. After the restored foreskin becomes long enough to extend beyond the [[glans penis]], the [[dartos]] usually will tighten it to some extent. Some restorers are experimenting with the use of o-rings to tighten the restored foreskin. The results are unclear.
* The natural [[intact]] appearance is regained.
* Psychological health is regained.<ref name="kennedy2015" /><ref name="penn1963" />
* The [[preputial sac]] is regained.
* The comfort of having the [[glans penis]] covered and protected is regained.
* The provision of skin oil and moisture to the [[glans penis]] is regained.<ref name="kennedy2015" />
* Collection of [[smegma]] is regained.
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* Sensation in the [[restored ]] foreskin and ease of reaching orgasm are regained.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=https://www.restoringforeskin.org/why-restore-your-foreskin
|title=Why Restore Your Foreskin
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* Increased sensation from the [[restored ]] foreskin usually causes heightened arousal and increased production of [[pre-ejaculate]]. * According to Kennedy, the restorer regains his "sense of masculinity and self-worth."<ref name="kennedy2015" />
There are no controlled scientific studies on the extent of recovery of sensation, however several men, who were [[circumcised]] as adults and later restored, estimate that they have regained about 80 percent of lost sensation.
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Foreskin play]]
* [[Intact Again Podcast]]
* [[Medical literature about foreskin restoration]]
* [[Vagina]]
{{LINKS}}
* {{REFweb
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-restoration-journey/
|title=Taking Back What Was Stolen: A Foreskin Restoration Journey
|last=Alissa
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|author-link=Kristel Alissa
|publisher=Intact America
|date=2025-02-26
|accessdate=2025-11-23
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* {{REFweb
|url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_eBZN-MBow5XrMIN_PdM4JPU4nFqMrtp/view
|title=Benefits of foreskin restoration.
|last=Anonymous
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|format=PDF
|accessdate=2025-10-02
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{{NSFW}}
* [[Restored foreskin demonstration]]
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[[Category:Foreskin restoration]]
[[Category:Genital surgery]]
[[Category:Penis]]
[[Category:Penile function]]
[[Category:Physiology]]