circumcision

The Sex Files

Foreskin for Clear Skin?

A new dermatological treatment pulls the cells from newborns' foreskins and injects them, Botox-style, into aging faces

It sounds like just another uber-meltable cheese product, but Vavelta is actually miles away from anything you'd want to put in your mouth. It's a radical new treatment for facial pitting, scarring, and wrinkles made out of—what else?—newborns' foreskins. Foreskins have long been treasured by cosmetic dermatologists because they are rich in fibroblasts, tiny cells that play a crucial role in healing wounds and generating collagen and connective tissue.

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The Sex Files

This Week In Sex

Plenty of new developments since our columnist last weighed in

It's been a hot week in the science of sex.

First of all, for all of you Intactivists out there (and I know there are a lot of you round these parts), a major finding might bolster your claim that routine circumcision isn't worth the risk.

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The Doctor Is In

A Little Off the Top, S'Il Vous Plait

The Doctor presents some background on foreskin and traces the history and health implications of circumcision

Liberté, égalité, fraternité . . . foreskin? Who knew that penises had anything to do with the French Revolution?

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