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In Western medicine it was used as an alternative to [[circumcision]] to relieve conditions such as failure of the foreskin to retract ([[phimosis]]) or failure to cover the glans penis ([[paraphimosis]]), although a perception of poor appearance limited its popularity. While it is a less invasive surgery than circumcision, it is more invasive than [[Phimosis#Preputioplasty| preputioplasty]] since it leaves the incision open. It is still used when circumcision or other measures are considered impractical or undesirable.
Superincision has been widely practised by people of the Pacific, stretching from Hawaii to the Philippines. However, with increasing urbanisation, traditional rituals have been giving way in many places to medically performed [[circumcision]],<ref name="mcgrath-young2001">{{REFbook
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* [[Circumcision]]
* [[Foreskin]]
* [[New Zealand]]
* [[Penis]]
* [[Preputioplasty]]