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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 | 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 Information and Resources Centers ([[UNCIRC]]) was formed.<ref name="Bigelow - uncirc">{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> Since its founding, several NORM chapters have been founded throughout the [[United States]], as well as internationally in [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and Germany. | }}</ref> Since its founding, several NORM chapters have been founded throughout the [[United States]], as well as internationally in [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], and Germany. | ||
== Surgical techniques == | == Surgical techniques == | ||
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The recreation of the foreskin also results in the creation of a [[preputial sac]]. | The recreation of the foreskin also results in the creation of a [[preputial sac]]. | ||
====Moving the goal==== | |||
[[Circumcised]] men who start to restore usually establish a set amount of new foreskin that they would like to restore. However, as they restore, they become so delighted with the results that they move the goal to create more [[foreskin]] than originally planned. | |||
== Physical aspects == | == Physical aspects == | ||
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The process of foreskin restoration seeks to regenerate some of the tissue removed by [[circumcision]] by [[Tissue expansion| expansion of residual tissue]], as well as providing coverage of the [[glans]]. According to research, the [[foreskin]] comprises over one-half of the skin and [[mucosa]] of the human penis.<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref> | The process of foreskin restoration seeks to regenerate some of the tissue removed by [[circumcision]] by [[Tissue expansion| expansion of residual tissue]], as well as providing coverage of the [[glans]]. According to research, the [[foreskin]] comprises over one-half of the skin and [[mucosa]] of the human penis.<ref>{{TaylorJR LockwoodAP TaylorAJ 1996}}</ref> | ||
By growing more [[penile skin]], foreskin restorers recover the skin mobility that was | By growing more [[penile skin]], foreskin restorers recover the skin mobility that was destroyed by their circumcision. The ability to [[gliding action|glide the skin of the penis over the glans]] constitutes a mechanical component of the stimulation mechanism of the [[penis]]. | ||
In some men, foreskin restoration may alleviate certain problems they attribute to their [[circumcision]]. Such problems, as reported to an anti-circumcision group by men [[circumcised]] in infancy or childhood, include prominent [[Circumcision scar|scarring]] (33%), insufficient [[penile skin]] for comfortable [[erection]] (27%), erectile curvature from uneven skin loss (16%), and pain and [[bleeding]] upon [[erection]]/manipulation (17%). The poll also asked about awareness of or involvement in foreskin restoration, and included an open comment section. Many respondents and their wives "reported that restoration resolved the unnatural dryness of the circumcised penis, which caused abrasion, pain or [[bleeding]] during intercourse, and that restoration offered unique pleasures, which enhanced sexual intimacy."<ref name="Hammond">{{REFjournal | In some men, foreskin restoration may alleviate certain problems they attribute to their [[circumcision]]. Such problems, as reported to an anti-circumcision group by men [[circumcised]] in infancy or childhood, include prominent [[Circumcision scar|scarring]] (33%), insufficient [[penile skin]] for comfortable [[erection]] (27%), erectile curvature from uneven skin loss (16%), and pain and [[bleeding]] upon [[erection]]/manipulation (17%). The poll also asked about awareness of or involvement in foreskin restoration, and included an open comment section. Many respondents and their wives "reported that restoration resolved the unnatural dryness of the circumcised penis, which caused abrasion, pain or [[bleeding]] during intercourse, and that restoration offered unique pleasures, which enhanced sexual intimacy."<ref name="Hammond">{{REFjournal | ||
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Men who have undertaken foreskin restoration usually report a visibly smoother [[glans]], which is attributed to [[dekeratinization]] following restoration. | |||
<!--Several studies have suggested that the glans is equally sensitive in circumcised and intact males,<ref name="masters">{{REFbook | <!--Several studies have suggested that the glans is equally sensitive in circumcised and intact males,<ref name="masters">{{REFbook | ||
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==Generally recognized benefits of foreskin restoration== | ==Generally recognized benefits of foreskin restoration== | ||
# ''Reduction'' of the [[trauma]] of [[foreskin]] [[amputation]].<ref name="andersen2025">{{REFjournal | |||
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|author-link=Dale Andersen | |||
|url=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016 | |||
|title=Circumcision and forced disability: Routine male neonatal circumcision and the consequences of amputation within a critical disability studies framework | |||
|journal=Critical Disability Discourses | |||
|date=2025-12 | |||
|volume=10 | |||
|issue=2 | |||
|pages=1-37 | |||
|URL=https://cdd.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/cdd/article/view/39786/36016 | |||
|DOI=https://doi.org/10.25071/1918-6215.39786 | |||
|accessdate=2026-03-12 | |||
|quote=In a critical disability studies framework, it is argued that the act of amputating healthy erogenous tissue and the consequences of that amputation cause disability, particularly from a counter-hegemonic lens. | |||
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# ''An end to tight and painful [[erection]]s''. Increasing the quantity of skin results in longer skin and less tension when the [[penis]] is erect. | # ''An end to tight and painful [[erection]]s''. Increasing the quantity of skin results in longer skin and less tension when the [[penis]] is erect. | ||
# ''Gliding mechanism'': the [[gliding action]] is beneficial because it facilitates [[masturbation]] and sex by reducing friction and providing a stimulating sheath that pleasurably slips back and forth over the [[glans]], thereby decreasing the need for artificial lubrication. This provides for more enjoyable intercourse for both partners and avoids problems with vaginal dryness.<ref name="warren1994">{{REFjournal | # ''Gliding mechanism'': the [[gliding action]] is beneficial because it facilitates [[masturbation]] and sex by reducing friction and providing a stimulating sheath that pleasurably slips back and forth over the [[glans]], thereby decreasing the need for artificial lubrication. This provides for more enjoyable intercourse for both partners and avoids problems with vaginal dryness.<ref name="warren1994">{{REFjournal | ||
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}}</ref> While foreskin restoration is not a perfect substute for the amputated [[foreskin]], many [[circumcised]] men who have restored report a reduction in feelings of resentment, anger, and depression. | |||
==Stigma== | |||
Joshua Hartelt has reported a stigma with foreskin restoration. Men who are restoring their [[foreskin]] do not want to be identified as depraved "nut cases", so many men restore privately and say nothing about their restoration to anyone.<ref name="hartelt2018.>{{REFdocument | |||
|title="I Don't Want to Hear About Your Dick": Communicatively"I Don't Want to Hear About Your Dick": | |||
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|url=https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/etd/2475 | |||
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|publisher=South Dakota State University | |||
|location=Brookings, South Dakota | |||
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|date=2018 | |||
|accessdate=2026-06-23 | |||
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The desire of many men to restore privately gives a false impression to the public. The actual number of men who have restored their [[foreskin]] is much higher than appearances indicate. | |||
== Foreskin coverage indexes == | == Foreskin coverage indexes == | ||
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* [[Epispasm]] | * [[Epispasm]] | ||
* [[Foreskin]] | * [[Foreskin]] | ||
* [[Foreskin play]] | |||
* [[Foreskin Restoration - video]] | * [[Foreskin Restoration - video]] | ||
* [[Foreskin restoration information for circumcised teens]] | * [[Foreskin restoration information for circumcised teens]] | ||
* [[Foreskin Restoration Intactivist Network]] | |||
* [[Gliding action]] | * [[Gliding action]] | ||
* [[Intact Again Podcast]] | * [[Intact Again Podcast]] | ||
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|date=2024 | |date=2024 | ||
|accessdate=2024-09-24 | |accessdate=2024-09-24 | ||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=http://pages.suddenlink.net/manual_methods/index.html | |||
|title=Manual Methods of Foreskin restoration | |||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://intactamerica.org/foreskin-restoration-journey/ | |||
|title=Taking Back What Was Stolen: A Foreskin Restoration Journey | |||
|last=Alissa | |||
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|init=K | |||
|author-link=Kristel Alissa | |||
|publisher=Intact America | |||
|date=2025-02-26 | |||
|accessdate=2025-11-23 | |||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/uncircumcised_talk/comments/1o4kvc4/comment/nj3bkac/ | |||
|title=Learning to love my foreskin | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=REDDIT | |||
|date=2025-10-12 | |||
|accessdate=2025-10-14 | |||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/1phhp0x/and_then_suddenly_one_day_you_have_a_foreskin/?chainedPosts=t3_1piqqbe | |||
|title=......and then: Suddenly one day you have a foreskin. | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=REDDIT | |||
|date=2025-12-08 | |||
|accessdate=2025-12-11 | |||
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* {{REFnews | |||
|title=Ho, Ho, Ho! I’m Regrowing My Foreskin! | |||
|url=https://theonion.com/ho-ho-ho-im-regrowing-my-foreskin-2/ | |||
|last=Claus | |||
|first=Santa | |||
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|publisher=The Onion | |||
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|date=2025-12-22 | |||
|season=Christmas | |||
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|quote=Many, many years ago, something terrible happened to your old friend Santa. Like so many beautiful babies, I was born with a gift between my legs that was wrapped in very sensitive paper called the frenulum. But soon after, some naughty doctors tore it off, exposed my glans, and hurt my penis very badly! | |||
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* {{REFweb | |||
|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/1v0f5sv/the_female_opinion_on_foreskin_restoration/ | |||
|title=The female opinion on foreskin restoration | |||
|last=Anonymous | |||
|publisher=Reddit | |||
|date=2026-07-18 | |||
|accessdate=2026-07-20 | |||
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