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Adult circumcision caused swollen and painful scar/ridge, what can I do?

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Recoverandheal
Recoverandheal

Hi everyone, 

I have recently had a revision circumcision as the first time I had a circumcision due to tight foreskin done which was around 10 years ago it was quite a poor job, it looked messy and untidy and the scar on the top side of the penis below the glans was tender and painful. After years of just putting up with it I decided to get it done again. The surgeon was reassuring and said we can tidy it up and get rid of the painful scar etc. Anyway so I had the procedure done two weeks ago and I know its early days and there is still swelling but I can see there is going to be yet another swollen ridge where the scar is on the top side of the shaft below glans. The rest of the circumference of the scar is healing fine, the underside and the sides are nearly all healed, swelling is going down and I can already see the scar will be level with the rest of the skin on my penis and there will not be tenderness or a ridge like there is on the top side. 

What can I do about this? Why is it healing like this again? Do I just scar badly in that area? I put up with it for years before and often avoided sex because of it due to pain and embarrassment and I really hoped I could get it resolved but it looks like the same is happening again. 

I see other photos of circumcisions and there is a smooth scar all the way around. The type of circumcision I have is quite loose so there is still excess skin on the shaft that can bunch up a bit behind the head, I don't know if this maybe causes the scar to roll up and heal thicker, where as if the skin was pulled tight from head to base then maybe the scar would be flatter? 

Im not sure what to do now, I thankfully was able to have this done on the NHS and can see them saying well that's it now theres nothing more we can do and I will be stuck with the painful scar. Has anyone experienced anything like this or has any advice? I would really appreciate it.

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  • carl11484
    carl11484 Recoverandheal

    Posted

    Use Vitamin E oil
    • Recoverandheal
      Recoverandheal carl11484

      Posted

      Thanks Carl, I will be once the wound has healed a little more but the with thickness and tenderness of the scar I really doubt it is going to make much difference.
    • Recoverandheal
      Recoverandheal carl11484

      Posted

      Yes I will be putting Vitamin E oil on it but im just saying the scar is so thick it isn't going to make a massive difference. Im just trying to work out what my options are in terms of surgery to get rid of the scar and possible use a difference circumcision technique that will leave me with something less painful.
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