Tissue expansion: Difference between revisions

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|DOI=10.1503/cmaj.109-4009

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}}</ref> Men who have been circumcised stretch and apply tension to their shaft and foreskin remnants to expand and elongate tissue in efforts to produce a functional foreskin. This form of tissue expansion can take years, as the amount of [[skin]] growth required is typically around 15 square inches.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> Men who have been [[circumcised]] stretch and apply tension to their shaft and foreskin remnants to expand and elongate tissue in efforts to produce a functional [[foreskin]]. This form of tissue expansion can take years, as the amount of [[skin]] growth required is typically around 15 square inches.<ref>{{REFweb

|url=http://www.noharmm.org/snip.htm

|title=Not a "Snip," But 15 Square Inches

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}}</ref> This process does not regenerate or restore the function of the [[frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]]. It does, however, typically involve growing more [[shaft skin]] and [[preputial mucosa]], which serves to moisten and protect the [[glans penis|glans]]. Men who have restored their foreskin typically notice increased sensitivity and [[dekeratinization]] of the glans.<ref>{{REFweb

}}</ref> This process does not regenerate or restore the function of the [[frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]]. It does, however, typically involve growing more [[shaft skin]] and [[preputial mucosa]], which serves to moisten and protect the [[glans penis|glans]]. Men who have restored their [[foreskin]] typically notice increased sensitivity and [[dekeratinization]] of the glans.<ref>{{REFweb

|url=http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html

|title=Foreskin restoration for circumcised men

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-}}</ref> Men who have been circumcised stretch and apply tension to their shaft and foreskin remnants to expand and elongate tissue in efforts to produce a functional foreskin. This form of tissue expansion can take years, as the amount of [[skin]] growth required is typically around 15 square inches.<ref>{{REFweb
+}}</ref> Men who have been [[circumcised]] stretch and apply tension to their shaft and foreskin remnants to expand and elongate tissue in efforts to produce a functional [[foreskin]]. This form of tissue expansion can take years, as the amount of [[skin]] growth required is typically around 15 square inches.<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=http://www.noharmm.org/snip.htm
   |title=Not a "Snip," But 15 Square Inches
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   |date=2012-02-28
   |accessdate=2019-10-10
-}}</ref> This process does not regenerate or restore the function of the [[frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]]. It does, however, typically involve growing more [[shaft skin]] and [[preputial mucosa]], which serves to moisten and protect the [[glans penis|glans]]. Men who have restored their foreskin typically notice increased sensitivity and [[dekeratinization]] of the glans.<ref>{{REFweb
+}}</ref> This process does not regenerate or restore the function of the [[frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]]. It does, however, typically involve growing more [[shaft skin]] and [[preputial mucosa]], which serves to moisten and protect the [[glans penis|glans]]. Men who have restored their [[foreskin]] typically notice increased sensitivity and [[dekeratinization]] of the glans.<ref>{{REFweb
   |url=http://www.cirp.org/pages/restore.html
   |title=Foreskin restoration for circumcised men