Does my boyfriend have a mole or a wart?

[lani213]

Hello!

I can't find any pictures on the internet that resemble what my boyfriend has on the base of his penis.

We've been together for 2 1/2 years and maybe about 8 or 9 months ago I paid attention and noticed a good 1/2 an inch or so of raised dark brown lumps. I asked what the heck they were and accused him of having warts but he had told me he's had it since he was young and it's a mole. I'm nervous that maybe he is not telling me the truth.
I secretly watch it and it hasn't spread or gotten bigger. It grosses me out.
It does look like cauliflower but not in a wart kind of way (from what I've seen on the internet) It's not in a perfect circle but kind of like 3 circles making a distorted rounded triangle. And dark brown like chocolate-colored. It doesn't look dry or moist, just like "dewy" skin but definitely raised. (Can't you tell I've been studying it?)

He doesn't have insurance so a Dr.'s visit is out of the question for him and I don't want to carry on about his skin "thing" and make him feel bad.

Is there any way for you to maybe tell me what it is? A mole or warts? I haven't noticed anything on my own self, so hopefully it's just a funky looking mole!

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
These can be due to moles or even benign skin growths like seborrheic  keratosis or Fordyce spots which resemble moles. If he has it for a long time then chances of warts are less. However until and unless a biopsy skin is done, diagnosis cannot be confirmed.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.

[Caryopteris]

A mole seems most likely if he's always had them.  A lot of guys have skin tags.  There are a lot of odd growths.  My BF has a mole on his tummy that looks like a third nipple.  He says it's just a mole, but I wish the doc would have taken it off when he asked him to.  The doc said to leave it alone.