Here is a DOCTOR’S explanation for the many causes of different bumps, dots and spots on your penis and what can be done about these.
Forget the forums with laypeople’s explanations for why you have tiny red bumps or white bumps or dots or spots on your penis.
You may think that this problem belongs to a urologist, but the penis is covered with skin, and anything that goes on with the skin falls under the specialty of dermatology.
The Many Different Kinds of Bumps, Dots and Spots on the Penis
“Some dots on your penis may be perfectly normal or harmless,” says Dr. Janet Prystowsky, board certified dermatologist in New York, NY, with 30+ years’ experience.
“Others on the other hand may be sexually transmitted diseases.
“Clear bumps around the penis head are normal for about 10% of men and are nothing to worry about.
“A single hard bump that seems to appear just under the skin could be a harmless cyst that should be excised or drained.
“A cluster of blistery spots, however, may be herpes. These red spots eventually burst and become red and scaly.
“Another infection, syphilis, looks more like a red, painless ulcer.
“Molluscum contagiosum is a viral infection that causes small pearly-colored bumps.
“Genital warts is another viral infection that causes small, rough bumps.”
Deadly Virus
“The HPV (human papilloma virus) causing the genital wart could be dangerous and lead to penile cancer, which can be quite serious,” says Dr. Prystowsky.
“The Gardasil vaccine is intended to help young men and women avoid infection with HPV.
“Also, oral contact with genital warts can lead to life threatening oral/throat cancer from certain bad strains of HPV.
“There are many reasons your penis may have a small bump.
It is important to make sure that if the bumps are infectious, they are treated before being spread to someone else.”
