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}}</ref> Removing it was considered [[mutilation]]. Men with a short [[foreskin]], a condition known as ''lypodermos[[lipodermos]]'', would wear a leather cord called a ''[[kynodesme]]'' to prevent its accidental exposure.<ref name="hodges2001" /> <ref>{{REFweb

Rabbis of the second century responded to the practice of epispasm to increase the injury by mandating ''[[Periah| peri’ah]]'' to change Jewish circumcision, or the complete ablation of the [[foreskin]] in order to prevent Jewish men from engaging in [[foreskin restoration]].<ref name="glick2005" />It is clear that the [[circumcised]] Jewish men of antiquity needed a long, full-length [[foreskin]] to function in Greek society. It is not clear what other advantages they may have found.

These questions are now relevant, since the rediscovery of [[BUFF]] rediscovered [[tissue expansion]] as used by application the ancients. Application of traction with the aid of a device or manually now enables [[foreskinned]] men to increase the length of their natural [[foreskin]], if desired, and enables [[circumcised]] men to create a [[foreskin]] where none existed, which previously had been impossible. There is a wide range of naturally occurring foreskin-length from almost non-existent to very long with a significant [[acroposthion]]. Foreskin length appears to be distributed in accordance with Gaussian distribution, with a graph that would take the shape of a bell curve.<ref>{{URLwikipedia|https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normal_distribution|Normal distribution|2025-10-30||en}}</ref> Many [[foreskinned]] and restoring men express an appreciation for a [[foreskin]] that is near or beyond the maximum normal length.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/kax2c6/can_i_make_my_foreskin_longer_even_if_am/ |title=Can I make my foreskin longer even if am uncircumcised |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2020 |accessdate=2025-06-15}}</ref><ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1kx5iv2/men_with_long_foreskin/?sort=old |title=Men with long foreskin |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-05 |accessdate=2025-06-16}}</ref><ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1lf494m/anyone_else_here_have_overhang_too_whats_your/ |title=Anyone else here have overhang too ? What’s your opinion on it ? |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-06-19 |accessdate=2025-06-19}}</ref> ==Characteristics of longer foreskins==As with shorter foreskins, the [[ridged band]] is located just inside the tip of the [[foreskin]]. Longer foreskins are much less likely to spontaneously retract. The longest foreskins, if manually retracted, are likely to glide forward to recover and protect the [[glans penis]] when released. O'Farrell et al. (2008) reported a longer [[foreskin]] improves wetness in the [[preputial sac]].<ref name="ofarrell2008">{{REFjournal |last=O'Farrell |first= |init=N |author-link= |last2=Chung |first2= |init2=CK |author2-link= |last3=Weiss |first3=Helen |init3= |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Foreskin length in uncircumcised men is associated with subpreputial wetness |trans-title= |language= |journal= Int J STD AIDS. |location= |date=2008-12 |season= |volume=19 |issue=23 |pages=821-3 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008106 |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=19050212 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1258/ijsa.2008.008106 |accessdate=2025-07-04}}</ref> Fleiss, Hodges & Van Howe (1998) reported the presence of cathepsin B, lysosyme, chymotrypsin, neutrophil elastase, and cytokine in the sub-preputial moisture.<ref name="fleiss1998">{{FleissP HodgesF VanHoweRS 1998}}</ref> These substances have a destructive lytic effect on pathogens and make the [[preputial sac]] a trap for disease-causing organisms. Men with the longest foreskins are able to glide the [[foreskin]] without exposing the [[glans penis]].<ref>* {{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1n9vc90/jo/ |title=How to masturbate with a long foreskin |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-09-06 |accessdate=2025-09-09}}</ref> The following is a guide to foreskin length that was provided by Advanced Devices, Inc., a manufacturer of restoration devices. It is {{NSFW}} because it contains drawings (not photographs) of foreskins of various lengths. Please exercise discretion in viewing it. The following external link is {{NSFW}}.* {{REFweb |url=https://foreskinrestoration.men/foreskin-restoration-coverage-index/ |title=ADI’s Foreskin Restoration Coverage Index |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |publisher=Advanced Devices, Inc. |date=2010 |accessdate=2025-06-16}} The late [[intactivist]], [[John A. Erickson]], famously said, "One can't be too rich, too thin, or have too much foreskin."

* [[EpispasmGliding action]]* [[Living with a foreskin in circumcised America]]* [[Preputial sac]]