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@NYMag It isn't so much that these men "hate" their penises, but rather they are justifiably upset it was partially removed without a valid medical reason, and without their consent. Pursuing restoration is an expression of care, not contempt.

Over the past few years, doctors and scientists have been quietly tiptoeing into the field of foreskin-restoration surgery, drawn by growing demand, the proliferation of gender-affirmation care (which has helped surgeons hone their skill in reshaping genitals), and circumcision itself falling out of favor. In the United States, circumcision reached its zenith in the mid-1960s, when an estimated 80 percent of males had their foreskins cut off. More recently, however, the popularity of the procedure has dropped to lows not seen in recent history: 49 percent of male infants were circumcised in 2022. That some physicians are now helping to reverse a procedure their peers long touted as a boon for patients’ health is raising fresh tensions over the merits of circumcision and emboldening men to challenge whether the procedure’s toll is greater than doctors have typically recognized. Though the majority of restorers still opt to take matters into their own hands, procedures — and the growing body of research into the mechanics and merits of uncircumcision — suggest professional help is finally arriving. Read Bianca Bosker’s report on the men who hate their penises — and are opting to manually stretch their skin into place or try experimental surgery: nymag.visitlink.me/94ixhZ

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@JillFilipovic You're right. It doesn't make sense to perform non-consensual genital surgery on infants who cannot meaningfully consent.

Foreskin restoration is an unusual choice... but I don't understand why anyone is cutting off part of a baby's genitals for absolutely no medical reason? Religious reasons I still find odd but I can wrap my mind around them. "Just because" makes no sense. thecut.com/article/the-me…

@JillFilipovic @dbuls We're working on developing a full solution that works in the opposite direction as well.

@dbuls I mean, if you're uncircumcised and wish you were circumcised, there is a solution to that problem.

@exhale603156241 @NYMag The dissertation was background, not the argument. Peripheral nerve repair is in clinical use today (allografts, conduits). The problem we are currently working on is the full sensory restoration of densely innervated tissue.

@Foregen @NYMag why'd you link a dissertation from 2009 as if that addresses what i said? you don't have the technology for peripheral nerve regeneration, no one does. you take donations for a problem you cannot solve.

Our work is featured in @NYMag this week. The demand for foreskin restoration is very real. That's why we're developing a regenerative medicine solution to biologically restore the foreskin's form, function, and sensation.

Reinnervation at this scale is one of the hardest problems in regenerative medicine. That's why it warrants more than mere dismissal. The premise being tested is whether ECM scaffolds that preserve corpuscle architecture can guide axon regrowth into functional sensory tissue. wakespace.lib.wfu.edu/handle/10339/1…

@Foregen @NYMag Peripheral nerve regeneration at this scale and complexity is an unsolved problem across all of medicine. You are snake oil salesmen.

@borntopiss 👀

The soul is located in the foreskin

@borntopiss Soon.

Once I grow my foreskin back I’ll be unstoppable

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@Kaizerrev The demand for foreskin restoration is very real. That's why we're developing a regenerative medicine solution to #BringBackTheForeskin completely.

Woman asks Clavicular about "Foreskin Restoration"

@TheCut Thank you for the coverage! There is a very real demand for foreskin restoration, which is why we exist: to pursue a novel regenerative medicine approach for men to reclaim their agency and their intact bodies.

Over the past few years, doctors and scientists have been quietly tiptoeing into the field of foreskin-restoration surgery, drawn by growing demand, the proliferation of gender-affirmation care (which has helped surgeons hone their skill in reshaping genitals), and circumcision itself falling out of favor. In the United States, circumcision reached its zenith in the mid-1960s, when an estimated 80 percent of males had their foreskins cut off. In 2022 — the most recent year for which data is available — only 49 percent of male infants were circumcised. That some physicians are now helping to reverse a procedure their peers long touted as a boon for patients’ health is raising fresh tensions over the merits of circumcision and emboldening men to challenge whether the procedure’s toll is greater than doctors have typically recognized. Though the majority of people still opt to take matters into their own hands, procedures like Floyd’s — and the growing body of research into the mechanics and merits of uncircumcision — suggest professional help is finally arriving. In a new feature for The Cut, @bbosker introduces us to foreskin-restoration surgery, the men seeking it out, and the other methods of circumcision reversal they’ve tried: the-cut.visitlink.me/F6nMKe

@trappychan You're noticing something real. Protecting the glans is one of the foreskin's core functions, and circumcision removes it. There are many other benefits of having a foreskin. That's why we're developing a regenerative medicine technique to fully restore it.

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How the hell to circumcised people do it man if my penis head is exposed like that all the time, even in my underwear, it just starts hurting even at the slightest movement 😭

@NYMag Thanks for the coverage. The article captures the very real demand for foreskin restoration. Our team is developing a bioengineering technology to fully regenerate the foreskin in form, function, and sensation. Learn more: foregen.org

As circumcision rates in the United States reach an all-time low, some men who hate their snipped penises are going to great lengths to re-create foreskin. Most try manually stretching their skin, while others are turning to experimental surgery. thecut.com/article/the-me…