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Many functions of the foreskin work better when the foreskin is longer than when it is shorter. Functions include:
* Protection of the glans penis from [[trauma]].
* Moisturizing of the [[glans penis]].<ref name="ofarrell2008">{{REFjournal |last=O'Farrell |first= |init=N |author-link= |last2=Chung |first2= |init2=CK |author2-link= |last3=Weiss |first3=Helen |init3= |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Foreskin length in uncircumcised men is associated with subpreputial wetness |trans-title= |language= |journal= Int J STD AIDS. |location= |date=2008-12 |season= |volume=19 |issue=23 |pages=821-3 |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1258/ijsa.2008.008106 |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=19050212 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1258/ijsa.2008.008106 |accessdate=2024-12-13}}</ref>
* [[Gliding action| Gliding]]
* Provision of comfort
* Appearance
More foreskin takes more tugging, so each restoring man must choose how long he wants his [[foreskin ]] to be and how long he wants to engage in [[foreskin restoration]].
== Overview of methods ==