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}}</ref> The initial symptoms are typically a feeling of cold and tingling or numbing.<ref name=Handford2017/> This may be followed by clumsiness with a white or bluish color to the [[skin]].<ref name=Handford2017/> Swelling or blistering may occur following treatment.<ref name=Handford2017/> Complications may include hypothermia or compartment syndrome.<ref name=Mc2014>{{REFjournal

This term is not commonly used in relation to the [[penis]] or [[foreskin]]. It emerged in early 2023 because Prince Harry, the Duke of Sussex, used the term in his book ''ReserveSpare''. In it he falsely claims "that the chance of getting penile frostbite is much greater if you’re not [[circumcised]]" which not only is unproven but also unlogical, because the [[foreskin]] protects the [[glans]] from frostbite, like it does protect it from faeces and urine during the diaper era of newborns and other harmful influences later.<ref>{{REFweb

|Text=...my private parts were nipped and swelled up. When I mentioned this to Mike, it turned out he was having the same problem only worse, with a blistered end. He was [[circumcised ]] and therefore, in effect, had one less layer of insulation. I made a note of this factor in terms of selecting future candidates for polar expeditions.<br><br>