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All circumcision operations leave a scar. The [[circumcision scar]] is noted for the unique way in which dissimilar tissue is mated at the scar. There usually is a unnatural visible texture and color change because [[skin]] on the proximal side is fused with [[mucosa]] on the distal sideof the cicatrix. ==Problem cicatrices== A circumcision scar may contract and trap the glans penis inside a tight scar, thus creating [[iatrogenic]] [[phimosis]]. Alpert et al. (2018) presented their successful experience that combines cicatrix stretching with a hemostat using local anesthesia in the office followed by several weeks of topical steroids with a minority of patients needing any additional therapy.<ref name="alpert2018">{{REFjournal |last=Alpert |first=Seth A. |init= |author-link= |last2=Ching |first2=Christina B. |init2= |author2-link= |last3=DaJusta |first3=Daniel G. |init3= |author3-link= |etal=yes |title=Combination treatment for cicatrix after neonatal circumcision: An office-based solution to a challenging problem |trans-title= |language= |journal=Journal of Pediatric Urology |location= |date=2018-06-27 |volume=14 |issue=5 |article= |page= |pages=P471-5 |url=https://www.jpurol.com/article/S1477-5131(18)30318-8/fulltext |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=29980391 |pubmedCID= |DOI=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.05.022 |accessdate=2022-01-17}}</ref>