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Foreskin restoration can be achieved via surgical and/or non-surgical means. <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=2024-12-31}}</ref> Men take up foreskin restoration to restore [[Dekeratinization| sensation]] to the [[glans penis]] and to restore the [[gliding action]] of the natural [[penis]]. Another reason for restoring is a desire to create the natural appearance of an [[intact]] penis with the [[foreskin]] covering the [[glans penis]]. [[Jim Bigelow]] (1995) listed aesthetics, sensitivity of the glans, sexual stimulation and sexual function of a restored foreskin, and sense of wholeness as reasons that men give for desiring foreskin restoration.<ref>{{REFbook

Key features of Hellenistic culture were athletic exercises in gymnasia and athletic performances in public arenas, where men appeared in the nude. While the [[penis]] sheathed in an [[intact]] foreskin was normal and acceptable, ancient Greeks and their Hellenistic successors considered the [[circumcised]] penis to be offensive, as it was perceived as a vulgar imitation of [[erection]], unfit for public display.<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=2024-12-28}}</ref> The ancient Greeks and their Hellenistic successors considered the "ideal prepuce" to be long, tapered, and "well-proportioned." Removing it was considered [[mutilation]]. Men with a short [[foreskin]], a condition known as ''lypodermos'', would wear a leather cord called a ''kynodesme'' to prevent its accidental exposure.<ref>{{REFjournal

The practice of foreskin restoration was revived in the late twentieth century using modern materials and techniques. In 1982 a group called Brothers United for Future Foreskins ([[BUFF]]) was formed, <ref name="kennedy2015" /> which publicized the use of tape in non-surgical restoration methods. Later , in 1991, another group called UNCircumcising UnCircumcising Information and Resources Centers ([[UNCIRC]]) was formed.<ref name="Bigelow - uncirc">{{REFjournal

When the Reports indicate that some men have restored their [[glans penis]] is habitually covered by the regrown foreskin, the increase in protection, plus moisture and oil from [[transudation]] provided by the new [[foreskin]], will result in [[Keratinization#De-keratinization_treatment| de-keratinization]] of to the degree that their [[glans penis]] and increase in sensation. == Surgical techniques == Surgical techniques of foreskin restoration are historical. They are seldomwill remain covered, if ever, used today because they have not given good results. Surgical methods of foreskin restoration, sometimes known as foreskin reconstruction, usually involve a method of grafting skin onto the distal portion of the penile shaft. The grafted skin is typically taken from the scrotum, which contains the same smooth muscle (known as even during [[dartos|dartos fasciaerection]]) as does the skin of the penis. One method involves a four stage procedure in which the shaft This is buried in the scrotum for a period of time.<ref name="Greer">{{REFjournal |last=Greer |first=Donald M. |init=DM |last2=Mohl |first2=Paul C. |init2=PC |last3=Sheley |first3=Kathy A. |init3=KA |title=A technique for foreskin reconstruction and some preliminary results |journal=The Journal of Sex Research |volume=18 |issue=4 |pages=324called CI-330 |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/greer1/ |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1080/00224498209551158 |date=1982 |accessdate=}}</ref> Such techniques are costly, and have on the potential to produce unsatisfactory results or serious complications related to the skin graft. British Columbia resident [[Paul Tinari]] was held down and [[circumcised]] at eight years old, in what he stated was "a routine form of punishment" for [[masturbation]] at [https://www.thecanadianencyclopediarestoringforeskin.caorg/encoverage-index/article/metis-experiences-at-residentialCI-school residential schools]chart. Following a lawsuit, Tinari's surgical foreskin restoration was covered by the British Columbia Ministry of Health. The plastic surgeon who performed the restoration was the first in [[Canadahtm coverage index]] to have done such an operation, and used a technique similar to that described above.<ref name="Tyee article">{{REFjournal |last=Euringer |first=Amanda |init=A |title=BC Health Pays to Restore Man's Foreskin |journal=The Tyee |volume= |issue= |pages= |url=http://thetyee.ca/News/2006/07/25/Circumcision/ |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI= |date=2006-07-25 |accessdate=}}</ref><ref name="NRM article">{{REFjournal |last=Laliberté |first=Jennifer |init=J |title=BC man's foreskin op a success |journal=National Review of Medicine |volume=3 |issue=12 |pages= |url=http://www.nationalreviewofmedicine.com/issue/2006/06_30/3_patients_practice01_12.html |quote= |pubmedID= |pubmedCID= |DOI= |date=2006-06-30 |accessdate=}}</ref>

See also: When the [[Surgical glans penis]] is habitually covered by the regrown foreskin restoration, the increase in protection, plus moisture and oil from [[transudation]] provided by the new [[foreskin]], will result in [[Keratinization#De-keratinization_treatment| de-keratinization]] of the [[glans penis]], an increase in sensation, a smoother, more glossy texture, and usually a more purplish color in Caucasian men.

Results ====Moving the goal====[[Circumcised]] men who start to restore usually establish a set amount of surgical new foreskin restoration are much fasterthat they would like to restore. However, but are often described as unsatisfactorythey restore, and most restoration groups advise against themthey become so delighted with the results that they move the goal to create more [[foreskin]] than originally planned.

# ''Coverage of the glans'': this is beneficial because (a) it protects the [[glans]] from uncomfortably rubbing up against things, and (b) by keeping the glans moist and protected, it leads to [[dekeratinization]], which subsequently increases sensation.Many men report a desire to have the [[glans]] covered at all times, even when [[erection]] occurs.<ref>{{REFweb |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1kx5iv2/men_with_long_foreskin/ |title=Men with long foreskin |last=Anonymous |first= |init= |author-link= |publisher=REDDIT |date=2025-05-27 |accessdate=2025-06-07}}</ref>

[[Foreskin regeneration]] is only theoretical as of 2024{{CURRENTYEAR}}. No foreskin has ever been regenerated. There is no assurance that foreskin regeneration would actually be successful, if attempted.

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