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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" />
The growth of tissue is permanent<ref>{{REFbook |last=Bigelow |first=Jim |init=J |author-link=Jim Bigelow |year=1995 |title=[[The Joy of Uncircumcising]] |work= |editor= |edition= |volume= |chapter=Ch. 13: Skin expansion:How it works and what it provides |scope= |page= |pages=113-20 |location=Aptos, but will contract to some degree when California |publisher=Hourglass Book Publishing |ISBN=0-934061-22-X |quote=The gain in sensitivity is the tension is removedfirst and most consistent benefit of restoration. |accessdate= |note=}}</ref>
=== Mechanics of skin expansion ===