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}}</ref> which is a thin sheet of connective tissue. The balano-preputial lamina seals the [[preputial sac]] and prevents [[infection]]. It spontaneously breaks down over a widely-variable span of years and releases the foreskin from the glans penis.
}}</ref> which is a thin sheet of connective tissue. The balano-preputial lamina seals the [[preputial sac]] and prevents [[infection]]. It spontaneously breaks down over a widely-variable span of years (from about 6 to 16) and releases the foreskin from the glans penis.