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In males who have been [[circumcised]], the '''circumcision scar''' refers to the scar remaining after a [[circumcision]] has healed. In some cases, the scar can be darker-colored, <ref name="tirana2022">{{REFjournal |last=Tirana |first= |init=R |author-link= |last2=Othman |first2= |init2=D |author2-link= |last3=Gad |first3= |init3=D |author3-link= |last4=Eisadek |first4= |init4=M |author4-link= |last5=Fahmy |first5= |init5=MAB |author5-link=Mohamed A Baky Fahmy |etal=no |title=Pigmentary complications after non-medical male circumcision |trans-title= |language= |journal=BMC Urol |location= |date=2022-04-04 |volume=22 |issue=1 |article=50 |page= |pages= |url=https://bmcurol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12894-022-00999-5 |archived= |quote=In a survey completed by the [[15 Square| National Organization of Restoring Men]] in the UK, 74% of the respondents were dissatisfied with the appearance of their circumcised penises, and 26% complained about the variation in skin color. |pubmedID=35379191 |pubmedCID=8981744 |DOI=10.1186/s12894-022-00999-5 |accessdate=2023-11-07}}</ref> and, in all cases, it will encircle the shaft of the [[penis]].

The scar, which completely encircles the shaft of the [[penis]], is located at the boundary of the [[shaft skin ]] and the inner [[foreskin]] remnant, which is the portion of the [[foreskin ]] that was not removed during [[circumcision]]. This foreskin remnant is [[preputial mucosa ]] that lies between the [[glans ]] and the circumcision scar, which results in dissimilar tissue healing together. In [[adolescent and adult circumcision ]] part of the [[frenulum]] may remain [[intact]]. The foreskin remnant is dried [[mucosa ]] and can often have a different color and texture than the rest of the [[penile skin]]. It can be pinkish or light-colored, and it typically becomes covered with [[keratin ]] to protect it from a dry environment. Some circumcision scars result in a marked color difference on the shaftand a two-toned appearance.<ref name="tirana2022" />

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}}</ref> Circumcisions after the newborn period that are performed without sutures (techniques that use cyanoacrylate tissue adhesive instead of sutures and techniques like [[Plastibell ]] that heal by secondary intention) often result in an even, circumferential scar.

Non-surgical [[foreskin restoration]] will eventually result in the scar being concealed within the new [[restored foreskin]].

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The circumcision scar may tighten up in front of the [[glans penis]], trapping it, and cause iatrogenic secondary [[phimosis]].<ref>{{REFjournal |last=Redman |first= |init=JF |author-link= |last2=Scriber |first2= |init2=LJ |author2-link= |last3=Bissada |first3= |init3=NK |author3-link= |etal=no |title=Postcircumcision phimosis and its management |trans-title= |language= |journal=Clin Pediatr (Phila). |location= |date=1975-04 |season= |volume=14 |issue=4 |article= |page= |pages=407-9 |url= |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=1120386 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1177/000992287501400415 |accessdate=2022-05-26}}</ref><ref>{{REFjournal |last=Blaylock |first= |init=HJ |author-link= |last2=Vemulakonda |first2= |init2=V |author2-link= |last3=Ritchey |first3= |init3=ML |author3-link= |last4=Ribbeck |first4=M |init4= |author4-link= |etal=no |title=Outpatient Management of Phimosis Following Newborn Circumcision |trans-title= |language= |journal=J Urol |location= |date=2003-06 |season= |volume=159 |issue=5 |article= |page= |pages=2332-4 |url=http://www.cirp.org/library/complications/blalock1/ |archived= |quote= |pubmedID=12771793 |pubmedCID= |DOI=10.1097/01.ju.0000067602.42875.d8 |accessdate=2022-05-26}}</ref> ==Additional images==

File:Justin Roger Hayes - Gomco clamp scar.jpg|Distinctive brown ring scar resulting from neonatal circumcision using the [[Gomco|Gomco clamp]] method

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