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A '''dorsal slit''' (often referred to in anthropology as '''superincision''') is a single incision along the upper length of the [[foreskin]] from the tip to the [[Glans penis]], exposing the [[glans]] without removing any tissue.

[[File:Dorsal slit.jpg|thumb|right|Dorsal slit]]

One patient presented with a dorsal slit because of an acute infection during childhood. All of the normal preputial skin was still present and the patient wished the skin restored to a normal appearance. An inverted V-shaped incision was made where the dorsal slit had been and the two edges were sutured together, thus, reproducing the normal prepuce. The patient was delighted with the results. It could be that this might be an answer to some critics of circumcision. A simple dorsal slit can be performed in patients who have phimosis or severe recurrent infections. At a later date, if they wished restoration, reconstruction to the uncircumcised appearance would be simple.<ref>{{REFjournal

|last=Goodwin

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|title=Uncircumcision: a technique for plastic reconstruction of a prepuce after circumcision

|journal=J Urol

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