atal ▁period ) ▁and ▁the ▁potentially ▁harm ful ▁side ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁procedure . ▁Ne on atal ▁circum c ision ▁is ▁generally ▁safe ▁when ▁done ▁by ▁an ▁experienced ▁pract ition er , ▁with ▁comp lications ▁being ▁rare , ▁though ▁death ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁in ▁some ▁cases . ▁ ▁The ▁World ▁Health ▁Organ ization ▁estimates ▁that ▁one - third ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁men ▁are ▁circum c ised ; the ▁majority ▁of ▁circum c ised ▁male ▁population ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁Muslim ▁countries ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁although ▁there ▁are ▁various ▁explan ations ▁for ▁why ▁the ▁infant ▁circum c ision ▁rate ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁is ▁different ▁from ▁compar able ▁countries . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Ped iat rics ▁stated ▁that ▁health ▁benefits ▁of ▁non - ther ape ut ic ▁circum c ision ▁aren ' t ▁great ▁enough ▁to ▁recommend ▁it ▁for ▁every ▁new born , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁benefits ▁out we igh ▁the ▁ris ks , ▁so ▁that ▁the ▁procedure ▁may ▁be ▁done ▁for ▁families ▁who ▁choose ▁it . ▁ ▁For esk in ▁rest oration ▁ ▁For esk in ▁rest oration ▁is ▁the ▁partial ▁recre ation ▁of ▁the ▁for esk in ▁after ▁its ▁removal ▁by ▁circum c ision . ▁S urg ical ▁rest oration ▁involves ▁gra ft ing ▁skin ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁sc rot um ▁onto ▁a ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁pen ile ▁sh aft . ▁N ons urg ical ▁methods ▁involve ▁t issue ▁expansion ▁by ▁stretch ing ▁the ▁pen ile ▁skin ▁forward ▁over ▁the ▁gl