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| title=Uncircumcision: A Technique For Plastic Reconstruction of a Prepuce After Circumcision
| journal=Journal of UrologyJ Urol
| volume=144
| issue=5
Nonsurgical foreskin restoration does not restore portions of the [[Frenulum of prepuce of penis|frenulum]] or the [[ridged band]] removed during circumcision. Although not commonly performed, there are surgical [http://intactwiki.org/wiki/Category:Foreskin_restoration_touch-up_surgeries "touch-up" techniques] that can re-create some of the functionality of the frenulum and dartos muscle.<ref>Bigelow, Jim. The Joy of Uncircumcising!, pp. 188-191.</ref>
The process of foreskin restoration seeks to regenerate some of the tissue removed by circumcision, as well as providing coverage of the glans. According to research, the foreskin comprises over half of the skin and mucosa of the human penis.<ref>Taylor JR, Lockwood AP, Taylor AJ.{{REFweb | quote= | url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/ | title=The prepuce: Specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcisionREFjournal
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| publishercoauthors=AP Lockwood, AJ Taylor | worktitle=The prepuce: Specialized mucosa of the penis and its loss to circumcision | journal=Brit J Urol | date=1996-02-01 | volume=77 | issue= | pages=291-5 | url=http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/ | quote= | pubmedID= 8800902 | pubmedCID= | DOI=10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.85023.x
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}} ''Br J Urol'' 1996;77:291-295. </ref>
By growing more penile skin, foreskin restorers recover the skin mobility that was eliminated by their circumcision. The ability to [[gliding action|glide the skin of the penis over the glans]] constitutes a mechanical component of the stimulation mechanism of the penis.
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| title=A Preliminary Poll of Men Circumcised in Infancy or Childhood
| journal=BJU InternationalInt
| volume=83
| issue=Suppl. 1