A circumcision is called "high" when more shaft skin and less mucosa tissue is removed.

This places the scar closer to the base of the penis. Compared to a low cut, this has the advantage of leaving more of the frenulum. Methods that involve drawing the foreskin forward before cutting it, such as clamp methods, all produce a high result. The terms "high" and "low" are not related to the terms "loose" and "tight".

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