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1. Beginning of friction burn

In the early stage of a genital friction burn, you might notice only a slight redness on the skin. However, the stinging or burning feeling can be much more intense than how it looks.

The initial stage of the friction burn- Mild redness

2. Genital Friction burn blister.

Blisters aren't very common, but they can happen. Remember that they usually pop up more from friction burns on regular skin than on the thinner skin in the genital area.

Penile friction blister
Genital Friction blister- penile shaft

3. Healing friction burn

The redness from friction burns in the genital area usually goes away in about a week and won’t leave any scars.

A few days old friction blister: Healing
Nearly fully healed blister

4. Infected friction burn

Sometimes, if a burn is pretty severe, it can get infected. When that happens, it might take some time and antibiotics to heal.

Infected friction burn in the pubic area
Infected friction burn on the thigh area. Pay attention to redness that is spreading beyond the area of the initial burn.

Male Genital Friction Burn Photos

The most common area of genital friction burn for males is the head of the penis.

Friction burn on the head of the penis
Friction burn of the head and shaft of the penis

… and the penile shaft

Friction burn on the foreskin of the penis
Healing friction burn on the penile shaft

Female Genital Friction Burn Photos

The most common areas of friction burns in females are the vaginal opening and

Vagina opening friction burn
Vagina opening friction burn

…..and vulva

Inner labia (vulva) friction burn
Vulva friction burn

Pubic and groin area friction burns, also known as razor burn.

Friction burn in the pubic area (Male)
Razor burns in the pubic area
teRazor burns in the pubic area.xt
Razor burns of the inner thigh area
Infected pubic friction burn
Healing friction burn of the pubic area.
Infected friction burn on the thigh area

Anal area friction burns photos

Anal friction burn can occur in individuals who engage in anal sex.

Anal friction burn
Rectal friction burn
Peri anal friction burn
  1. Friction burn
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friction_burn
  2. Management of perineal and genital burns
    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8343557/
  3. Friction Burns: Epidemiology and Prevention
    https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3188131/

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