Health Blurbs

Fordyce spots are small, painless, raised yellow or white papules, or skin bumps. They’re most commonly seen on the lip border at the corner of your mouth. Although, these spots can crop up on your inner cheek, penis and labia.

Fordyce skin bumps on the penis are also referred to as sebaceous prominence or penis pimples. Initially, these bumpy skin spots cause many male a concern that they’re a symptom of an STD. Which they are not.

Fordyce spots are caused by sebum, your natural skin oil, that’s trapped in a sebaceous gland without hair. Typically, sebaceous glands open into a hair follicle and its oil is secreted up a hair shaft. In the case of Fordyce spots, or sebaceous prominence, no hair means no way to discharge natural oil secretions. Hence, the cause of your bumps.

Penis pimples are not technically pimples. Pimples arise in sebaceous glands with an opening that becomes blocked. Penis pimples lack this crucial escape route. Perhaps more importantly, bacteria can’t gain entry either.

Bacteria lives on every body’s skin and it feasts on sebaceous oil. In turn, it multiplies, causing surrounding tissue inflammation pain. This is what causes pimples.

Whereas, Fordyce spots or sebaceous prominence cause no pain nor pussy symptoms. Essentially, your bumps are not a skin infection.

Fordyce spots are not an infectious disease you can spread around, but a very natural occurrence on the percentage of adult skin. Yet, because many find penis pimples unattractive, many men seek a cure.

Generally, health care professionals advise against treatment. Nonetheless, laser treatment for sebaceous prominence has demonstrated some success in reducing notability of Fordyce spots.

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