How can I heal a skin tear on penis shaft?
A while back, maybe 1 year ago, I approached my urologist with complaints of what looked like a very small red area/blister/skin tear on the bottom of my penile shaft. Close to the head but not the frenulum I don’t believe.
I was told I had a minor skin tear and had to stop masturbating for 3 weeks. I was only able to stop for 5 days, but the pain slowly went away. Once in a while I could feel it was still present in that area, but overall I was fine.
Recently, I started to have issues again. It feels more stubborn than before. It used to be it felt better after abstaining for several days. Now, there is no difference even if I abstain a whole week.
Im at a loss, and don’t see my doctor for another 5-6 weeks.
Any advice? Anyone ever deal with this?
I wonder if there is ointment or sexual techniques I can use to lower the possibility of exacerbation of symptoms. Im having trouble with full abstinence but am now doing much better masturbating less. I went from daily to 1 or 2 times a week maximum.
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Are you using a proper lubricant? A lot of guys use hand lotion, vaseline or even just spit. There are also lubes made specifically for sensitive skin. Maybe also vary your masturbation technique to avoid the area of the tear if that's possible.
I started to use lube but it was too late 🙁