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==Appearance==
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 shaft.
The characteristics of the circumcision scar often depend on the technique that was used. Open surgical techniques using sutures may cause uneven scarring where the sutures were placed. Newborn circumcisions do not require sutures and therefore may result in a fine, even scar, but may also result in adhesions and [http://www.circumstitions.com/Restric/Botched1sb.html skin bridges].<ref name="gracely-kilgore1984">{{REFjournal
}}</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]].
==Problems with the scar==