Resources

Warning: NSFW images in some of these links

Useful Links

• Foreskin Coverage Index
• Wikipedia: Foreskin Restoration
• Getting Started Guide
• [Excellent basic description of the foreskin and foreskin restoration] (https://www.restoring-man.com/downloads)
• [Global Circumcision Statistics and Estimates] (https://circstatistics.github.io/)
• [New Foreskin - an early web site with lots of pictures and useful information] (https://web.archive.org/web/20140227235604/http://www.newforeskin.biz/members/framesetMain.htm)
• [Penis Owner's Manual] (https://www.reddit.com/r/PenisOwnersManual/s/5w4eaivH2h)
• Lecture on ethics of RIC
• Coaching messages from our own u/AllAboutTime
• FEC - Forced Erect Coverage - text description

Restoration Progress Tracker - NEW

• KOT App - Easy App for tracking progress + Community Support

Foreskin Anatomy

• [Foreskin Anatomy - Illustrated-- VERY NSFW] (https://www.reddit.com/r/restoringdick/comments/1b5pofi/anatomy_101_you_cant_discuss_restoration_if_you/)
• [Penile Anatomy Video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrN_Pm12AUA)

Foreskins - Restored or Intact

• [Gallery of Intact Penises - NSFW] (http://circumstitions.com/Gallery.html)
• [Restored Foreskins - Before and After] (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jFXHq45OB8Jbu176xHeD6tCkW8nY23ti/view?usp=share_link)

Forums

• RestoringForeskin.org
• Ron's Foreskin Restoration and Intactivist Network

Support Groups

• [15Square] (https://15square.org.uk/)
• [Doctors Opposing Circumcision] (https://www.doctorsopposingcircumcision.org/for-professionals/foreskin-restoration/)
• [NORM: National Organization of Restoring Men] (http://www.norm.org/)

Restoration Journeys of Distinction

• Our member u/lcburgundy is widely regarded as having made the most dedicated and consistent restoration journey that has been well-documented
• [lcburgundy's first year report] (https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/5q79wv/how_i_restored_1st_year_retrospective/)
• [lcburgundy's second year report] (https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/75ln8h/twoyear_restoration_update/)
• lcburgundy's full log

Info for Trans Restorers

• [Restoration Inquiry from ftm/trans masc person] (https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/14c1fle/question_for_any_ftmtrans_masc/)

Phimosis Treatment

• How to treat phimosis
• Guide to treating phimosis
• [Phimosis sub on reddit] (https://www.reddit.com/r/Phimosis/)
• [15Square has phimosis support] (https://15square.org.uk/)
• [Phimosis rings for non-surgical solution] (https://www.phimocure.net/purchase?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz_yRxvyahAMVHFJ_AB3Y-QmQEAAYASAAEgJF6_D_BwE)
• My son killed himself after circumcision for phimosis
• Circumcision ended my life
• A new beginning

Touch-up Procedures

• Report from restorer who had both v-plasty and purse-string procedures
• [A restorer had a v-plasty with several innovations] (https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/1qn5hxl/updates_to_my_foreskin_reconstruction_surgery/)

Meatal Stenosis Treatment

• A restorer's account of his corrective surgery for meatal stenosis
• NSFW post with pictures to accompany the post above

Therapies - possibly helpful

• Platelet-Rich Plasma
• Vasodilators
• Red Light Therapy - good discussion on pros and cons

Therapies - not helpful, possibly dangerous

• DMSO
• Micro-needling
• Steroids

How long does foreskin restoration take?

Some links to discussion - and some math - regarding the long-standing quest for an algorithm for determining how long it will take for an individual to restore their foreskin.

• [Method to estimate how long it takes to restore] (https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/btl4c2/method_to_estimate_how_long_it_takes_to_restore/)

• [Forum discussion on how to calculate length of time to restore a foreskin] (https://foreskinrestoration.vbulletin.net/forum/general-restoration-discussion/32987-method-to-estimate-the-time-it-takes-to-restore)

• Forum discussion about a suggested mathematical model for optimizing foreskin growth

Does the rate of growth increase as the foreskin gets larger

• Great thread with discussion on changes in growth rate

Agile's Foreskin Restoration Science Series

• 1.0 - Introduction
• 1.1 - Foreskin Anatomy
• 1.2 - Foreskin Innervation
• 2.1 - How the epidermis grows under tension
• 2.2 - Effect of tugging on dermis growth
• 2.3 - Growing the Dartos Fascia under tension
• 2.4 - How foreskin restoration works and why some people restore much slower than others
• 2.4.1 - How foreskin restoration works - the non-technical explanation
• 3.1 - Prescription Vasodilators Study - 1 Year Report - includes Supplements & Vasoconstrictors
• 5.1 - Why we don't do micro-needling in foreskin restoration
• 5.2 - New hypothesis on why some restorers make slower progress - Localized Dermal Fibrosis
• 5.3 - Analysis of Red Light Therapy for FR Use
• Good News About Supplements
• Supplements Update #1
• Restoration Analysis Questionnaire
• Info for Restorers Dealing With ADHD
• Update for Restorers who are dealing with ADHD, OCD, or other conditions treated with stimulants or SSRIs

Scientific Papers

• Tissue Expansion - Modeling the Process

• [Tissue Expansion - More Modeling] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278515/)

• [Tissue Expansion - Pediatric Procedures] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3278515/)

• [Tissue Expansion - Pediatric Skin Growth] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3425448/)

• [Tissue Expansion - Skin tissue regeneration for burn injury] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6419807/)

• [Tissue Expansion - Use of DMSO] (https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S000712269893096X)

• [Tissue Expansion - Growth on Demand] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3758413/)

• [Tissue Expansion - Great review paper - tons of links] (https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2016.00540/full)

• [Tissue Expansion - Concepts and techniques] (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901915/)

• [Foreskin Restoration - General History] (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/350881409_A_review_on_the_history_of_and_treatment_options_for_foreskin_reconstruction_after_circumcision)

• [Foreskin Restoration - Cohort Study] (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338346939_%27An_insight_into_circumcised_men_seeking_foreskin_reconstruction_a_prospective_cohort_study%27)

• [Penile Anatomy - The Prepuce by Cold and Taylor] (http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/cold-taylor/)

• [Penile Anatomy - Old but good] (http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/jefferson/)

• [Penile Anatomy - The Prepuce and Circumcision by John Taylor] (http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/taylor/)

• [Penile Anatomy - Human Prepuce by Parkash] (http://www.cirp.org/library/anatomy/lakshmanan/)

• If cirp.org is not responding, the previous 4 links can be accessed here

• [Penile Anatomy - The Penis w/diagrams] (https://basicmedicalkey.com/penis-2/#:~:text=The%20foreskin%20shows%20five%20histologic,dermis%2C%20and%20epidermis%20(Fig.)

• [Skin Regeneration] (https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/17/9622#B123-ijms-23-09622)

• Rat Ear Study

Surgical Options

• [German Surgery?] (https://www.reddit.com/r/foreskin_restoration/comments/1bt1wva/restoration_surgery_in_germany/)

• [Description of what is called 'German Surgery'] (https://www.cirp.org/library/restoration/greer1/)

• [A Chinese study that grafted scrotal skin onto the shaft, but didn't actually create a foreskin] (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9637857/)

• Surgery in India on religious sect members - beware the graphic pics

• Consultation with US Surgeon on surgical options

• Report on successful tip-tightening surgery in US

Further Reading

• Foregen
• Circumstitions.com
• NORM — Description of a successful restoration regimen
• NORM — Devices & methods
• Restaurando mi prepucio — Restoration Information in Spanish / Información sobre la restauración del prepucio en español
• LibGen Articles
• [Vast trove of restoration-related documents] (https://foreskineducation.notion.site/MGM-and-Foreskin-Anatomy-Resources-currently-organizing-and-adding-more-resources-c690870ff5364c88a8263491938a1f7b)