Sebaceous Cyst on Penis Shaft (Seriously

Awesome! i have been searching the internet for days trying to find a cure that doesnt involve cutting the buggars off. Ill try this. Thanks again.

Hey what wart removal stuff did you use?

Yeah, I had several bumps similar to what you described on the side of my penis. I'm fairly certain I caused these cysts by plucking hairs out of the shaft of my penis (the bumps grew on the left side of it, I remember having a hard time plucking some hairs on the left side of my penis with the tweezers in my right hand. several hairs broke off rather than pulling out completely). Once little pimple-like bumps had developed where the hairs were becoming ingrown, I attempted to pop these and they only made the situation worse and each bump more pronounced (I attempted to only pop a couple so that I could see if they made things worse compared to the untouched ones). Trying to pop them only made them more irritated.

They did not want to go away. Months and months went by (probably about a year) and they seemed to neither heal nor grow in that time frame. I started to apply salicylic acid (acne treatment) on the spots several times a day. This helped some, I'd say. I started to (lightly) exfoliate the area and take long, hot baths nearly every day, still trying to use the salicylic acid a few times each day (don't apply the stuff right after exfoliating... it stings! lol), still, this did not yield the results I was hoping for.

Obviously, this was scary. I was worried I had caught some weird STD. For that reason my sex life became nonexistent. I thought I had ruined my penis. I thought I'd have to swallow my pride and go show a doctor, and from what I read online, have these bumps surgically removed (I get lightheaded and nauseous just thinking about that). People claim immediate results when they use needles to pop these, but that was just out of the question for me. I did not want to possibly scar my penis or do more harm than I already had. Eventually, with enough hot baths and exfoliation, I had a glimmer of hope when I saw some hair finally poking through the cyst, confirming these were ingrown hairs.

I decided to try one last holistic approach I had heard a little about.  TEA TREE OIL. It was like $10 on amazon. Simply applying the stuff with a cotton ball on the cysts started to make a significant difference. They started to dry up, and more and more dead skin would exfoliate off every day. The most drastic differences occurred when:

1. I took a nice long, hot bath every day, using exfoliating gloves gently on the area (I say gently, however the more aggressive I got with it, the quicker the cysts went away).

2. After the bath, I'd drop several drops of Tea Tree oil onto a cotton ball and rubbed it into the affected area.

3. I would then use medical tape (designed for "sensitive skin"... CVS brand) and taped the Tea Tree oil soaked cotton ball directly onto the area. Most youtube videos I watched suggested using a band-aid of some sort to cover the area after treating it with Tea Tree oil, DO NOT USE A BANDAID ON YOUR PENIS, this pulled out more hair when removing the strip and created MORE CYSTS. The medical tape was nowhere near as bad on my sensitive penile skin.

4. I would leave my makeshift bandage on overnight, remove and then gawk at how much better and smoother the area would look (even if i was only imagining things, this eventually made the difference).

5. Reducing masturbation. The biggest difference occurred when I combined all of these practices, but not masturbating really allowed the cysts to heal.

I will say that when I slightly broke the skin on the cysts from exfoliation (ouch) and then applied the Tea Tree oil overnight, I would see the most immediate differences. When the cysts would open up and the oil gets directly into them, they would weep and really open up (looking very frightening in the process) but then heal and almost completely disappear (a lot of itching involved as well). So, perhaps opening these cysts up with a clean needle is the quickest way to get rid of them. If you're a bit too squeamish for that (like me), or do not have insurance to pay a doctor to slice them off (like me), try Tea Tree oil, exfoliation, and warm baths, and be patient with it (give it a month or two if they've been around for a while). Do your research on the Tea Tree oil though, some people are allergic to it.

That last line of yours is too funny, dude, too funny! LOL!!!!!

I just discovered a small pea like bump as well near the bottom of the shaft. It doesn't have a head, but it has an opening and nothing comes out when its squeezed. I've never had any intercourse and this just randomly popped up. Any ideas?

Guys i also have sebaceous cyst on my shaft of my penis but when i touch it i feel pain.

Go to doctor now. Could be tumor

If it is a cyst and causing you pain, then you definitely need to see a doctor. But for the most part, sebaceous glands (or fordyce spots) are totally harmless and common and should simply be ignored. However, lots of guys suffer from severely dry skin down there and try to use regular old hand lotion to clear it up. This is a bad idea... a lot of this stuff contains chemicals that can make it even worse. Using a penis health creme is the best move here... a good one will contain Vitamin E and shea butter. It will keep the skin moisturized and soft. Good luck to you.

i was messing around with mine for a while i just got it to pop a very thick white puss came out it was weird

I have what I believe to be a sebacaceous cyst on the side of my penis. Obviously not a great place to have one so I decided to try and remove it with a knife tweezers and a tiny pair of scissors(all sterilized). After being in there I discovered that there was no puss but it almost looks like a bunch of scar tissue. I decided to take as much of this mass out and it's healed just fine except for the fact that there is still a recurring bump. Not as big, but still pretty noticeable. Any ideas?

Same here im 15 and its on the left of the bottom of my penis and the more i squeezed it the bigger it got and its embarrassing to to tell my parents so how do it get rid of it ? Ig ima just leave it alone and it it get bigger ir don't go away ima tell my dad but don't know how ima do that

Hey guys I'm 16 and a virgin and I play sports and lift a lot so I sweat alot. Anyways, I have a lot of bumps on my sack and penis shaft, some will pop but will come back, others don't pop at all and just become bigger if I do try to pop them, I once popped one with a needle and it worked but then it just came right back. Please someone help me out I'm afraid to tell my parents but I know it can't be anything because I'm a virgin and have not had sex. Please help I'm freaking out thus has happened since I was 13

Well.. I've done endless research. Image conparisons. Of course my mind is going crazy like a madman because there is a lump on my penis shaft as well. From what I've seen I think it's safe to say it's the sebaceous cyst. I do sweat profusely everyday at work. I am moderately sexually active. I'm not afraid to admit that I've been unsafe. And I've gotten a small lump before but would work it everyday in the shower. It would release a very small amount of white stuff each time. And would go away. But recently as of a few weeks ago. I have a larger one. Flesh colored. Was painless until about 7, maybe 8 or 9 days ago. Because I tried performing my own methods of popping it. Unsuccessful. Literally took a straight blade to it. Which I made sure was clean lol(not really).made a small slice and tried popping it. I got a little bit of white to come out but blood just ended up following it. Not alot of blood just a good ooze. And I will say it was a dark red thay came out. So I immediately rubbed alcohol on there and then neosporin. Didn't hurt. Just kind of irritating to the touch now because.. well I irritated it. Sooooo. Now I'm here and the lump is still there. It's like most others say. A hard lump bout quarter inch under the skin. It doesn't have a head like a zit. It's not mushy like a boil. It's just fless colored. When erect I can start seeing the white underneath. And I'm not having sex with anyone until I know for sure this isn't something worse like an STD. but it's just one lump. No clusters. No painful peeing. No discharge when I'm done peeing. I am a fairly hairy individual below the wasit. I shave my stuff often. Not since I tried slicing though. I do have issues with boils and ingrown hairs. My legs have small red spots where hairs are coming in scattered up and down each leg. I've had a penicillin cost on my ass Crack before. That had to be surgically removed and probably the most painful experience of my life. I'm pretty sure its evident that I'd get something like an ingrown hair on my stuff at some point in my life as I'm a young male, 23 years old. I've read it's pretty common for men who shave there stuff. I'm not seriously worried. I do plan on seeing the doctor very soon so I can get a hold of whay it is. It's relieving to know that there's tons of others out there thay experience this same issue. The only other images that barely came close was a wart. But those all looked puffy and dry. My lump feels like a BB under the skin. Like others have said. Can kinda roll it around almost. I do believe I pulled a hair out at some point when I first discovered it. But it still remains to be defeated. I got a hold of some poison ivy treatment with a small dose of steroids in it that the doctor prescribed back when I had a serious case of poison ivy. It's like medicated vasaline. Rubbed some of thay on there for now to see if it will help. Because let's face it, it would be embarrassing in the heat of the moment for a girl to see or feel.. orally... you know? But I'm a good dude and don't want to make this occur in others via STD IF it is. Chances seem very slight That it is. And no picture I've seen of herpes even compares to my small situation. Herpes looks like small dry red blistery bumps. As I've already said. Mines flesh colored. Raised above the skin enough to feel. Maybe 3-5mm wide or long w/e. Part of me feels like it could even be ironic as 2 or 3 hairs all got jammed up and formed this lump. Vs just one hair because it is a little bigger then before. With all that said I'm wondering if anyone has any info to enlighten my situation. Theres good answers on here. But maybe someone could speak to me specifically about my so called issue that may not be one at all. Might be Tmi, but I will say when erect. And masturbating, it is kind of an annoyance when the skins all stretched. And by no means is anything different then before with no lump as far as ejaculating. The only reason I can cope with this well is because I've been tested several times for stds and always had nothing. I did have Chlamydia once though. Years ago and that has since been treated and gone. (You'll notice the "drip" when your done peeing). So yeah, that's my case and I hope somebody may be able to provide feedback rather it's positive or negative. Still helps. Even tho its flesh colored I will say it's kind of shiny? But it's directly halfway between the head and base of my penis shaft on the side resting against my nutsack.

Well here's an update. Ironically 2 days ago I developed a kanker sore on my lip. Then I freaked. Got checked at the clinic in town. The lady was very nice and said I don't have anything after I was tested. The lump is indeed a sebaceous cyst. And the kanker sore was from nibbling. She said they go away in time and the best method to speed it up is to apply warm compresses. For example a clean rag under hot water. 10 -15 min. Couple weeks and it'll be gone. Deffinitly uncomfortable to see down there but it'll be alright!!

I get them in long bumps, like a string under the skin. But i pop one end and then slide my nail from the other end and push this stinky dry white stuff out. And then its completely gone. I have no idea what it is. My doctor said its were i get my junk waxed and dirt gets into the empty hair hole and white blood cells pill up like a pimple but slides sideways under the skin,