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}}</ref> Surgical restoration is very rare. The vast majority of restored foreskins have been created by non-surgical [[tissue expansion]].
}}</ref> Surgical restoration is very rare. The vast majority of [[restored]] foreskins have been created by non-surgical [[tissue expansion]].


== Creators ==
== 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.
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 restored foreskin: surgical and nonsurgical.<ref name="kennedy2015">{{REFjournal
There are two ways to restore foreskin: surgical and nonsurgical.<ref name="kennedy2015">{{REFjournal
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== Surgically restored foreskin ==
== Surgically restored foreskin ==


The surgically restored foreskin is rare.  
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]].<ref name="penn1963">{{REFjournal
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]].<ref name="penn1963">{{REFjournal
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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.
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.
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.
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* Sensation in the restored foreskin and ease of reaching orgasm are regained.<ref>{{REFweb
* Sensation in the [[restored]] foreskin and ease of reaching orgasm are regained.<ref>{{REFweb
  |url=https://www.restoringforeskin.org/why-restore-your-foreskin
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* Increased sensation from the restored foreskin usually causes heightened arousal and increased production of [[pre-ejaculate]].
* 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" />
* According to Kennedy, the restorer regains his "sense of masculinity and self-worth."<ref name="kennedy2015" />
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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.
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}}
{{SEEALSO}}
* [[Foreskin play]]
* [[Intact Again Podcast]]
* [[Intact Again Podcast]]
* [[Medical literature about foreskin restoration]]
* [[Medical literature about foreskin restoration]]
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* [[Vagina]]
* [[Vagina]]
{{LINKS}}
{{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
}}
* {{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}}
{{NSFW}}
* [[Restored foreskin demonstration]]
* [[Restored foreskin demonstration]]
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[[Category:Foreskin restoration]]
[[Category:Foreskin restoration]]
[[Category:Genital surgery]]
[[Category:Genital surgery]]
[[Category:Penis]]
[[Category:Penile function]]
[[Category:Penile function]]
[[Category:Physiology]]
[[Category:Physiology]]