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Circumcision and Footbinding (2936 words) |
 | Circumcision may have begun as a propitiatory sacrifice of part of the penis to protect the rest, or as sympathetic magic to promote fertility by making the penis resemble one in a state of arousal, but its impact extended far beyond these boundaries. |
| Tribal circumcision frequently is done at the brink of puberty; the boy's acceptance of the pain marking his transition to manhood. |
| Circumcision ended in New Zealand in less than a generation, but largely by fiat from above: it was not allowed at public expense in the biggest women's hospital, then the government refused to pay for it within the universal maternity benefit. |
| STYLE AND RESULTS (7131 words) |
| It is always possible to have a loose circumcision tightened, but you must be absolutely sure that you know just how tight you want it, and where the scar line is to be placed, and then that your surgeon will (within discussed medical limits) do exactly as you ask. |
| Any freehand type of circumcision can be made tight or loose and the scar placed low or high on the shaft, provided the operator is skilled enough to recognize how much of which skin (innerlining or outer shaft/foreskin) he will be removing. |
| If the circumcision is done tightly enough to ensure there is no hint of foreskin left to cover the coronal rim when flaccid, it may remove too much skin to allow any looseness when fully erect. |
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