Some types of penis injuries may seem at first to be penile fractures. You may have some or most of the symptoms, but experience milder pain. One injury is avulsion penile trauma, which happens when the skin of the penis is removed. This usually happens during industrial accidents. It isn’t the same as when the penis is fractured. Usually, the skin is intact in a penile fracture.

It’s not advisable to just let your penis heal by itself. If you’ve had a penile fracture and don’t get treatment, it’s possible that your penis could heal crooked. You might also lose sexual or urinary function.

Yes, penile fracture is an emergency. You need to get medical help immediately.

A note from Cleveland Clinic

Penile fracture is a medical emergency. Go to the emergency room if you have a blunt force trauma involving your erect penis. Surgery is the treatment of choice for most cases of penile fracture. Surgery has a better long-term outcome than conservative therapy.