What is the hard thing I feel under the skin of my penis?
Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
I am a 33-year-old male. For the past 10 days, I find something hard at two places under the skin of my penis. It is very tiny and does not move with moving the skin. There is no visible lump or growth or eruption on the surface of the skin at all. It feels something fixed or stationary under the skin and the size of not more than a small pimple. I remember the same having happened at the same place six months back, which had gone with time. This time it has occurred in the same area and had spread to the nearby areas also. What is it? Kindly advice.
Hello,
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The lesions you are referring to are glands containing sebum, which are present sparsely over the penile skin. As and when the openings of the ducts are blocked, they feel hard but resolve on their own. You need not worry anything about them as they are benign and self-limiting. However, if you get pain, please get back to me as I need to suggest some investigations in case of pain. Otherwise, you need not worry. Please get back to me if you need more clarification.
Patient's Query
Thank you doctor,
For your prompt response. I am concerned because it has already been 10 days and yet the tiny hard bump under the skin of the penis is not going. There is no pain or any sensation. It is not moving when I am pulling up or down the penile skin. I also learned from a website that this could be a healed thrombosed vein. I do not know what it is, but since it is not going for 10 days, now I am worried and asked you the question. Kindly explain to me a little more so that it helps me get rid of the anxiety.
Hello,
Welcome back to icliniq.com.
The skin of the penis is devoid of any accessory structures such as hair follicle, sweat glands, etc., as it needs to be stretchable, which can damage these structures during stretching due to an erection. However, few sparsely distributed sebum glands do exist, which gives the skin the basic texture that is required. As the skin of the penis undergoes stretch and relaxation more than any other superficial body parts, there is going to be more stress on the subcutaneous structures such as glands as well as veins. None of these cause any significant discomfort, and they heal on their own. In your case, it could be blocked gland or thrombosed vein, both of which take up to four to six weeks to resolve entirely as the natural process takes that long. As the condition is benign and self-limiting, you need not worry at all. I hope I am clear.
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