A week has passed since I did the sensitive area. All the skin has peeled. I’m impressed. Apart from a few small spots that may eventually need a touchup, practically all the discoloration is gone. The whole area has the typical pink/red hue of new skin. It should return to a normal skin color soon.
Some itching occurred as the skin peeled. I started using hydrocortisone ointment on Friday (4th day after the burn). According to the little I’ve read, corticosteroids can delay healing if used in the early stages of injury. Probably best to avoid hydrocortisone for the first few days. Scratching or picking at the peeling skin must be avoided. This is very important. Let it fall off naturally without assistance.
I’ve read more about peels. Salicylic acid is self-neutralizing. It does its thing for however long (some say about 5 minutes), then piddles out.
Last week I also burned the left lower side of the shaft from the circ scar to the base. It’s blotchy, but now looks about the same as the right side I had done before.
I’m not sure yet what I’ll do next. I may burn the rest of the shaft behind the circ scar that I didn’t do last time. Eventually I will give everything time to fully recover, then do a (hopefully final) burn on the whole shaft from the circ scar to the base. This should take care of any remaining blotchiness.
Speaking of circ scars, the dark band I had most of my life is gone in a spot where the acid covered it.