I’m 19 years old. I treated a genital wart out of my penis but I left with this round-shaped ”pinkish” scar on the beginning of my penis. How could I get rid of it and make it less noticeable or even totally get rid of it. I prefer to do it home and not get a surgery etc.
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Answer: Home Remedies for Reducing a Pink Scar After Genital Wart Treatment
Your scar is devoid of normal pigmentation ( hypopigmented) without noticeable other changes. Treatment to repigment with eximer laser is suggested. Several sessions may be needed.
Jeff Rapaport MD FAAD
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