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What Causes Open Pores On Penis Shaft?

Posted on Fri, 18 Jul 2014

Question: I have 2 small openings on the shaft of my penis along the area were my urethra runs & close to my circumcision area . They look like 2 open pores and they aren't really visible unless I stretch the skin of my penis to examine. There is also a dark looking area in between the 2 openings right underneath the skin. There is no itching, pain, or discomfort. Also, the 2 openings & dark area are not raised, they are flat. Me & a girl had like 1 minute of unprotected oral sex back on March 29th if that information helps.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Comedones

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to healthcaremagic

I am Dr. Kakkar. I have gone through your query and I have understood it. I have also looked at the images

They are open Comedones or blackheads. They are harmless, you could just ignore them OR You could use a cream containing tretinoin once daily at night for a few days.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (25 hours later)

Ok thank you. I also had 2 other photos I wanted to make sure were normal as well just to ease my mind. In one picture I have some small white bumps along the base of my penis & I was just wondering if those were fordyce spots or something that is normal. In the 2nd picture I have a mole on my penis & I wanted to make sure that was normal as well. It's not hard or dry, it's soft and smooth and maybe kind of raised I'm not sure. It feels like the rest of my skin so I just wanted to make sure it was a normal mole.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Normal genital lesions

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

in picture photo-24.jpg. These are just prominent sebaceous glands. It is nothing to worry about and are a normal finding.

The second picture shows a seborrheic keratosis. It is harmless. It can be removed if desirable with a CO2 LASER.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad