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'''Redundant foreskin''' (aka '''Insufficient foreskin removal''') is classed technically as a [[complication]]. The major issue is cosmetic because the expected [[circumcised]] appearance has not been achieved. There are no additional health issues from insufficient [[foreskin]] removal. A [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] revision ~~is usually~~ carried out to achieve the desired appearance.<ref>{{REFjournal

'''Redundant foreskin''' or '''redundant prepuce''' (aka '''Insufficient foreskin removal''') is a fictitious diagnosis. There is no medically recognized definition of "redundant prepuce". It is classed technically as a [[complication]] of elective [[circumcision]]. The major issue is cosmetic because the expected [[circumcised]] appearance after a [[circumcision]] has not been achieved.

The expected appearance of the circumcised [[penis]] was established in the Second Century when the Jewish rabbis instituted [[periah]] and has no relationship to health. There are no additional health issues from insufficient [[foreskin]] removal. There are no health issues from the existence of an overhanging [[acroposthion]].

A [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] revision may be carried out to achieve the desired appearance.<ref>{{REFjournal

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~~There~~ is ~~no accepted definition~~ of ~~redundant~~ [[foreskin]].

Circumcision revision is a [[Financial incentive| revenue generator]] for [[Urologist| urological surgeons]]. The term ''redundant foreskin'' appears to have been invented as a sales aid for harmful, non-therapeutic surgical [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]].

There is no generally accepted definition of redundant [[foreskin]].

==Acroposthion==

A longer [[foreskin]] that some may consider "redundant", also may be considered to be an [[acroposthion]], that was highly regarded in ancient Greece.<ref name="hodges2001">{{REFjournal

|last=Hodges

|first=Frederick M.

|author-link=Frederick M. Hodges

|etal=no

|title=The Ideal Prepuce in Ancient Greece and Rome: Male Genital Aesthetics and Their Relation to Lipodermos, Circumcision, Foreskin Restoration, and the Kynodesme

|trans-title=

|language=

|journal=Bull. Hist. Med

|location=

|date=2001-09

|volume=75

|issue=3

|pages=375-405

|url=http://www.cirp.org/library/history/hodges2/

|quote=

|pubmedID=11568485

|pubmedCID=

|DOI=10.1353/bhm.2001.0119

|accessdate=2019-11-15

}}</ref>

==Chinese promotion==

The [[Shang Ring]] was invented in [[China]] and is sold for the purpose of performing a [[circumcision]]. The claim of "redundant prepuce" appears to have been used to increase the sales of the Shang Ring.

* [[Acroposthion]]

* [[Long foreskins]]

* [[Longer foreskin is favored]]

* [[Regret men]]

* [[Unsatisfactory cosmetic results including uncircumcised appearance]]

==Urologists and redundant foreskin==

Many urologists promote circumcision because of the substantial fee that they earn when a circumcision is performed. [[Foreskinned]] men should be extremely cautious when consulting a urologist for any reason.

* {{REFweb

|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1k6iey8/how_can_you_tell_if_someone_has_redundant/

|title=How can you tell if someone has redundant foreskin? Is it usual in the uncircumcised?

|last=Anonymous

|publisher=REDDIT

|date=2025-04

|accessdate=2025-10-17

}}

[[Category:Circumcision complication]]

[[Category:Greece]]

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-'''Redundant foreskin''' (aka '''Insufficient foreskin removal''') is classed technically as a [[complication]]. The major issue is cosmetic because the expected [[circumcised]] appearance has not been achieved. There are no additional health issues from insufficient [[foreskin]] removal. A [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] revision is usually carried out to achieve the desired appearance.<ref>{{REFjournal
+'''Redundant foreskin''' or '''redundant prepuce''' (aka '''Insufficient foreskin removal''') is a fictitious diagnosis. There is no medically recognized definition of "redundant prepuce". It is classed technically as a [[complication]] of elective [[circumcision]]. The major issue is cosmetic because the expected [[circumcised]] appearance after a [[circumcision]] has not been achieved.
+The expected appearance of the circumcised [[penis]] was established in the Second Century when the Jewish rabbis instituted [[periah]] and has no relationship to health. There are no additional health issues from insufficient [[foreskin]] removal. There are no health issues from the existence of an overhanging [[acroposthion]].
+A [[Adolescent and adult circumcision| circumcision]] revision may be carried out to achieve the desired appearance.<ref>{{REFjournal
   |last=Fekete
   |first=Ferenc
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 }}</ref>
-There is no accepted definition of redundant [[foreskin]].
+Circumcision revision is a [[Financial incentive| revenue generator]] for [[Urologist| urological surgeons]]. The term ''redundant foreskin'' appears to have been invented as a sales aid for harmful, non-therapeutic surgical [[amputation]] of the [[foreskin]].
+There is no generally accepted definition of redundant [[foreskin]].
+==Acroposthion==
+A longer [[foreskin]] that some may consider "redundant", also may be considered to be an [[acroposthion]], that was highly regarded in ancient Greece.<ref name="hodges2001">{{REFjournal
+ |last=Hodges
+ |first=Frederick M.
+ |author-link=Frederick M. Hodges
+ |etal=no
+ |title=The Ideal Prepuce in Ancient Greece and Rome: Male Genital Aesthetics and Their Relation to Lipodermos, Circumcision, Foreskin Restoration, and the Kynodesme
+ |trans-title=
+ |language=
+ |journal=Bull. Hist. Med
+ |location=
+ |date=2001-09
+ |volume=75
+ |issue=3
+ |pages=375-405
+ |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/history/hodges2/
+ |quote=
+ |pubmedID=11568485
+ |pubmedCID=
+ |DOI=10.1353/bhm.2001.0119
+ |accessdate=2019-11-15
+}}</ref>
+==Chinese promotion==
+The [[Shang Ring]] was invented in [[China]] and is sold for the purpose of performing a [[circumcision]]. The claim of "redundant prepuce" appears to have been used to increase the sales of the Shang Ring.
 {{SEEALSO}}
+* [[Acroposthion]]
+* [[Long foreskins]]
+* [[Longer foreskin is favored]]
+* [[Regret men]]
 * [[Unsatisfactory cosmetic results including uncircumcised appearance]]
+==Urologists and redundant foreskin==
+Many urologists promote circumcision because of the substantial fee that they earn when a circumcision is performed. [[Foreskinned]] men should be extremely cautious when consulting a urologist for any reason.
+{{LINKS}}
+* {{REFweb
+ |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1k6iey8/how_can_you_tell_if_someone_has_redundant/
+ |title=How can you tell if someone has redundant foreskin? Is it usual in the uncircumcised?
+ |last=Anonymous
+ |publisher=REDDIT
+ |date=2025-04
+ |accessdate=2025-10-17
+}}
 {{REF}}
 [[Category:Circumcision complication]]
+[[Category:Greece]]
 [[de:Überflüssige Vorhaut]]