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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>{{REFbook |last=Bigelow, |first=Jim. |author-link= |last2= |first2= |author2-link= |year= |title=The Joy of Uncircumcising!, pp. |url= |work= |editor= |edition= |volume= |chapter= |pages=188-191. |location= |publisher= |isbn= |quote= |accessdate= |note=}}</ref>
The process of foreskin restoration seeks to regenerate some of the tissue removed by circumcision by expansion of residual tissue, 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>{{REFjournal