I had the same thing!

[uncomplicatedi]

I had the same condition as described by previous poster. The red bumps have stopped coming but I am still left with the brown patches. They are above the pubic hair line in the center and stop just above my shorts. Since I'm a little chubby they basically stop were the fat starts.
I haven't tried treating the bumps but I did see a doctor who basically dismissed them as unimportant. I would however like my skin back so...
Ideas? Anyone?
Thanks


This discussion is related to Mildly itchy pigmentation above pubic area.

[sintrinsic]

I had something similar to this around a year ago. I had flat, light discoloration about a centimeter in diameter on the shaft of my penis. It had appeared over several months, and eventually started to develope slight scaling, itchyness, and very small lesions between the scales. This persisisted for a while, with the scaling and itchyness coming and going, then one day the whole thing peeled off like a scab. I've never had anything like this before or after, i was not sexually active at the time, and there isnt even a discoloration in the spot where it was. Is this something i should worry about?

[Vanessa Lacuesta]

Hi,

These red bumps when they were present, were they itchy?

Did you scratch them a lot?

This brown patches appears to be hyperpigmentation or hyperkeratoses secondary to constant rubbing or friction in the area.

"Hyperkeratosis is a thickening of the outer layer of the skin, which contains a tough, protective protein called keratin. This thickening is often part of the skin's normal protection against rubbing, pressure and other forms of local irritation, and causes calluses and corns on hands and feet or whitish areas inside the mouth. Other forms of hyperkeratosis can occur as part of the skin's defense against chronic (long-lasting) inflammation, infection, the radiation of sunlight or irritating chemicals. Less often, hyperkeratosis develops on skin that has not been irritated. These types of hyperkeratosis may be part of an inherited condition, may begin soon after birth and can affect skin on large areas of the body."

Source:http://intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/9339/24475.html

Are these brown patches itchy? An underlying chronic dermatitis has to be ruled out. Chronic dermatitic conditions may present with discoloration and scaling or thickening of the skin in the area. Use a mild, bland moisturizer over the area everyday. Use products with organic whitening ingredients. You may also gently exfoliate the area with a soft face towel. If there are open wounds or blisters ,then avoid exfoliation.