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When [[skin]] is stretched beyond its physiological limit, mechanotransduction pathways are activated. This leads to cell growth as well as to the [[Mitosis| formation of new cells]].<ref name="whyitworks2021" /> | When [[skin]] is stretched beyond its physiological limit, mechanotransduction pathways are activated. This leads to cell growth as well as to the [[Mitosis| formation of new cells]].<ref name="whyitworks2021" /> | ||
The growth of tissue is permanent, | The growth of tissue is permanent<ref>{{REFbook | ||
|last=Bigelow | |||
|first=Jim | |||
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|author-link=Jim Bigelow | |||
|year=1995 | |||
|title=[[The Joy of Uncircumcising]] | |||
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|chapter=Ch. 13: Skin expansion:How it works and what it provides | |||
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|pages=113-20 | |||
|location=Aptos, California | |||
|publisher=Hourglass Book Publishing | |||
|ISBN=0-934061-22-X | |||
|quote=The gain in sensitivity is the first and most consistent benefit of restoration. | |||
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=== Mechanics of skin expansion === | === Mechanics of skin expansion === | ||