red glans, deep cracks!

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Hello, I am 17 years old, uncircumcised and have not had sex yet. I have a problem with my glans. It is red and full of deep cracks in the lower part. These cracks have nothing to do with dryness or anything. I don't have any pain, it just feels a bit uncomfortable sometimes, sorry no idea how to describe it.I have had this for quite a long time now, a few months if not years. I haven't masturbated for the last 3 weeks, just wash with water twice a day. I also don't use any creams or anything, as I've noticed that this doesn't help and only makes it worse. I have no idea what else to do. I have taken pictures, some without erection and some with, because it looks even worse with erection, as the cracks are much bigger and easier to see. Thank you for any help you can give me.

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    yo bro my penis looks alot like that too and mines been like this for years and no symptoms other than the looks, hoepfulyy this s**t goes away for both of us.

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      yo, thanks for the answer man. i have known other people who have the same thing and it hasn't gone away for anyone. they have also seen urologists who said it was normal. although i know for a fact that my glans used to look completely different from what it does now.

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    Hmm, it honestly looks like what I have as well. I am also uncircumcised and have gotten yearly std checks since it occurred back in I guess 2020 now. Got many extra tests done when it first occured too. Time sure flies 😦. The red meatus is a big giveaway I'd say and also the redness around the glans. I do think it has to do with dryness for me at least. The redness goes away when applying moisturizer. Lately, I’ve been using aquaphor healing ointment instead of moisturizer when some red bumps occur before bed and it clears up by the next morning.

    Some long ongoing discussions regarding this are the following two if you’d like for reference.

    Member: jack05468

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/penile-rash-balanitis-not-responding-to-treatment-683412?page=14#3844253

    Member: gabor123

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/penile-glans-bumps-or-dots-redness-727659?page=3#3843446

    I also started one myself, but generally view the two above since it gets more activity and responses. Went a bit crazy trying to figure out the root cause to no avail.

    Member: Stressful (aka me)

    https://patient.info/forums/discuss/recurring-red-rash-and-red-bumps-on-penis-head-and-over-three-months--749431?page=2#3772370

    There are also more on the forums I’ve seen around, but don’t seem to keep the activity going like the first two I linked.

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      oh man, thank you for your answer sir.

      i will make an appointment with an urologist next week i think. just to find out if he is able to help me or maybe know what's this is. my frenulum has also become much tighter in the last year. definitely too tight for me. i think maybe it has something to do with puberty. i hope that the urologist can then cut through and sew it up properly. i think you can also lengthen the frenulum, but i really don't want to do that. i apologize for my English, it's not my native language.

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