Burned off what I thought was a small genital wart. Will this scar on my penis heal on its own? (Photos)

April 23, 2025
Asked By:chapuh in Santa Rosa, California

I foolishly tried to burn off what i thought was a small genital wart & now have a nasty scar on the top of my penis. It's almost 3 weeks & it's not healing like i had hoped. The scar has the same bump that was there to begin with, too. I'm currently using vitamen e oil & a "petroleum jelly" of all types of moisturizing oils but they don't seem to be working. I'm starting with mederma cream & scar sheets tomorrow, but I am anxious and frustrated that I did this to myself and i hope that there's a solution, because it looks ugly. Any feedback is much appreciated.

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