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===Foreskin restoration===
Tissue expansion has also been used for the technique of [[foreskin restoration]], which is usually non-surgical and applies tension externally using specialized devices to replace circumcised tissues with new cells.<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Radovan |first=C |author-link= |coauthors= |title=Tissue expansion in soft-tissue reconstruction |trans-title= |language= |journal=Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery |date=1984 |volume=74 |issue=4 |pages= |url=https://journals.lww.com/plasreconsurg/Citation/1984/10000/Tissue_Expansion_in_Soft_Tissue_Reconstruction.5.aspx |quote= |pubmedID=6484035 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1097/00006534-198410000-00005 |accessdate=2019-10-10}}</ref>
Non-surgical tissue expansion techniques can expand one's surviving penile skin, making it a longer tube so it can function like a [[foreskin]]. 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.This process does not regenerate or restore the function of the [[frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]]. It does, however, typically involve growing more 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.
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