A skin bridge is a small piece of skin that connects two parts of your penis – specifically the head of the penis to the shaft. The head of the penis (or the glans) generally has a very distinct rim that separates it from the shaft, but skin bridges create more of a smooth appearance around the rim of the glans. They can be in one or two spots or cover a larger portion of the ridge of the glans.

Skin bridges are very common in childhood but generally break or stretch as the penis grows through puberty. However, if you’re through puberty or have a skin bridge that is bothering you (sometimes they can make it difficult to clean all of the crevices down there) talk with your doc. There’s a medicine that will help those bridges break.