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A 31-year-old male asked:
Why google says don't apply salicylic acid ointment on penis head or any mocus membrane area???
3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Silviu Pasniciucanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Dr Google always wins… not sure why google would say anything unless asked, your best reference remains your doc who prescribed the medicine for you.
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Dr. Rebecca Gliksmananswered
Internal Medicine 40 years experience
https://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/fda/fdaDrugXsl.cfm?setid=99d7e2ad-2dc3-4177-80eb-137715855b8a
https://www.online-msds.com/2020/10/28/everything-to-know-about-the-hazards-of-salicylic-acid/
Chemically it is an irritant and corrosive therefore on sensitive non keratin ( thick layer) of skin) such a mucus membranes, eyes , head of penis it can cause burns. F/u/w/ dermatology
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Dr. Birendra Tandananswered
Urology 36 years experience
It is a vesicant (will cause irritation or blisters). If you use it on a lesion make sure to avoid the normal skin
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Answered Mar 16, 2022
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