permanent scar on penis?

[somethingnew371]

Hello, when I was 15 I was told by a walk in clinic that I had genital warts. He treated me with Aldara as well as some form of acid. Finally after what I felt were unsuccessful treatments, including burning my skin with the acid, I visited my dermatologist. When I went to my dermatologist he looked at me and said that that was just what the skin was supposed to look like and that I didn't have anything. Since then however, every so often I have pain in the area I applied the acid too and the skin sometimes is red/irritated. I guess maybe I feel like I still have genital warts, as there are some bumps where I applied the acid, but they are not cauliflower shaped and they seem to run in the direction of the skin, but haven't been to a dermatologist since then. Is it normal, after using Aldara and the acid, which I applied directly several spots on my penis, is it normal for the skin--even 8 years later--to have been burned, raised in little bumps which look almost like tiny, tiny blisters and scarred from that? Thank you.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The bumps that you have noticed are called Fordyce spots. They are small, painless, raised, pale or white spots or bumps 1 to 3 mm in diameter that may appear on the shaft of the penis. The spots are a form of ectopic sebaceous gland, and are not known to be associated with any disease or illness and are of cosmetic concern only. They are non-infectious and a natural occurrence on the body.

They should be got removed only for cosmetic reasons as they are normally found on the penis.

Hope it helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries. Kind regards.

[somethingnew371]

and to be more descriptive: they are very shiny when put under light. they haven't changed in the past 8 years.

[somethingnew371]

one more thing....when I say blisters I don't mean open/painful ones, just like almost tiny water filled bumps.