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Mitotic Activity in Expanded Human Skin

Supports biological plausibility or background only. It does not validate a foreskin-restoration device, method, force, duration, or timeline.

Mechanistic evidenceHuman anatomy or histology

By Foreskin Online Editorial Published August 11, 2026 Updated August 11, 2026 Educational information

Source details

Authors
Michael Olenius; Carl-Johan Dalsgaard; Marie Wickman
Journal or source
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Year
1993
DOI or authoritative URL
10.1097/00006534-199302000-00001
Study type
Human histology study
Population or material studied
Human skin undergoing reconstructive tissue expansion.
Major findings
Reported mitotic activity in expanded human skin, contributing evidence that expansion involves biological growth rather than stretch alone.
Limitations
Reconstructive expansion context; not penile tissue and not restoration. Abstract-level review limits interpretation of methods and estimates.
Relevance to restoration
Supports biological plausibility or background only. It does not validate a foreskin-restoration device, method, force, duration, or timeline.
Source-review status
Abstract reviewed
Last reviewed
2026-08-11

Reported mitotic activity in expanded human skin, contributing evidence that expansion involves biological growth rather than stretch alone.

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