Sebaceous glands on the penis appear in men at various ages. The disease is not dangerous and infectious. Many members of the stronger sex begin to worry when they detect white lesions on the penis. At the first stages of the disease, it is not worth worrying. This problem can be quickly eliminated at home. More severe cases require a surgeon's advice. He will decide how to remove the large sebaceous gland.
What causes the formation of pimples
Sebaceous glands are present in all healthy people. Their main function is the production of sebum. The substance helps lubricate the surface of the epidermis, moisturizes it.
When exposed to various factors, the sebaceous glands are clogged. A white pimple with dense contents appears on the affected area of the skin. Extrude or pick it is not recommended.
The causes that affect the clogging of the glands are diverse. Specialists identify several main factors:
- Wrong shaving;
- Violation of personal hygiene;
- Hormonal failure;
- Inflammatory diseases of the urethral canal.
Wrong shaving is one of the most common causes of stuffing box seals. Many men use a conventional machine for shaving. This should not be done. For depilation of different areas of the body in stores a wide range of different means is offered. The blades of the machine can quickly become dull and apply a gentle skin to the microtrauma. These wounds become the source of various infections of the epidermis. One of them is the clogging of the stuffing boxes.
Violation of personal hygiene rules leads to various health problems. If a man uses someone else's towel, a common means for washing the body, rarely takes a bath, then the fat from the skin is washed off badly. Fat accumulates in the glands and clogs them. This leads to the formation of white acne.
Hormonal failure affects the condition of the sebaceous glands in boys during adolescence. Many adolescents notice the formation of various eruptions on the body, including the penile region. This is not a pathology. The period of adjustment of the hormonal background will end, and the omentums will disappear on their own.
Inflammatory diseases of the urethral canal lead to various infections of the skin of the penis. The cause of inflammation is most often a pathogenic microorganism. If the skin of the penis has various injuries, the microbe can settle on the wound surface. It causes necrosis of epidermal cells. Dead cells accumulate in the glands, its suppuration takes place.
Symptoms of the disease
When a variety of lesions appear on the skin of the penis, the man begins to sound an alarm. The most correct decision is a timely referral to a dermatologist. It will help to identify the cause of the disease and prescribe treatment.
The gland on the penis may have a different shape and color, depending on the disease that caused it. There are a number of different eruptions on the penis:
- Rounded red pimples with white contents;
- Small white growths;
- Watery vesicles located around the glans penis;
- Pustules with brown or green contents.
Neoplasms, which have a round shape and a bright red color, can be ordinary acne or cyst. Ordinary acne occurs when the rules of personal hygiene are not respected and can be easily cured. The cyst of the penis is a more severe problem. It has walls and a cavity. The walls of the cyst are made up of the epithelium peculiar to the skin of a person. The cavity of the cyst is filled with a different liquid. Most often the contents have a purulent structure. You can remove this tumor only surgically. To determine the cause of the tumor, it is necessary to consult a dermatologist.
Small white growths appear with complete blockage of the sebaceous glands. The process can occur if the rules of personal hygiene or trauma of the hair bed are not observed. The sebaceous gland produces fat constantly. On the surface of the gland there is a small hole through which the fat leaves on the skin. If there is a blockage of the hole, the fat accumulates in the cavity of the gland. Externally, it can be identified by the formation of a small white pimple. Many patients try to remove the pimple on their own. Doctors do not recommend picking up a neoplasm. This can lead to penetration of the infection into the gland and the onset of inflammation.
Watery vesicles are usually located around the glans penis. In medicine, these pimples are called papules. They arise under the influence of changes in the hormonal background. Male organism produces a specific hormone-testosterone. This hormone is inherent only in the male body. He is responsible for the formation of secondary sexual characteristics and normal sexual function. At a transitional level in the body of the boy begins to actively develop a hormone, activating the work of the sweat glands of man.
Sweat affects the moisture of the skin. When wearing tight underwear from synthetic fabrics, moisture increases in the inguinal zone. The epidermis forms small sinuses, in which the secret of the sebaceous gland comes out with sweat. These neoplasms are papules. Do not remove or squeeze them. If the papule bursts, then the lower layers of the dermis are exposed. A wound appears on the skin. It can serve as a source of penetration of various pathogenic microorganisms.
Pustules with brown or greenish contents are signs of various sexually transmitted viruses. The brown contents of the sebaceous gland can indicate the presence of gonorrhea or chlamydia. Green content may indicate ureoplasmic infection. In some cases, abscesses have yellowish contents. Such neoplasms cause the patient pain and itching. Yellow transparent pimples indicate a herpetic lesion of the genitals. Genital herpes should be treated comprehensively under the supervision of a specialist.
Diagnosis of the disease
If the cause of blockage of the sebaceous glands is not a violation of personal hygiene or injury, the patient is referred for examination. To identify the causes of the appearance of glands on the penis, a man must pass the following types of tests:
- An extensive blood test for hormones;
- Urine for protein content;
- The secret from the omentum for infection.
An extensive blood test will help to establish whether a man has any changes in the hormonal background. If the level of testosterone or estradiol is increased, the patient is prescribed hormonal treatment.
Urine for protein is taken to detect the presence of an inflammatory process in the body. If the level of protein in the urine is increased, then the patient is getting inflammation. Then the doctor needs to find out which disease caused the blockage of the sebaceous glands.
Secret from the sebaceous gland is necessary to detect infection. In laboratory conditions, a secretion is placed in a special bowl. After one week, a specialist studies the overgrown colony of bacteria. A study is made of the sensitivity of the bacterium to the effect of antibiotic therapy. Antibiotic, which showed the best effect, is prescribed for the treatment of the disease.
Treatment of tumors on the penis
Therapy is selected by the doctor, depending on the reasons for the formation of omentum. Treatment can be divided into the following methods:
- Local exposure to drugs;
- Antibiotic therapy;
- Laser removal or electrocoagulation.
Local exposure to drugs can be carried out at home. For this, the patient must purchase an antiseptic solution in the pharmacy. It is common to use an aqueous solution of chlorhexidine or miramistine. Both preparations well clean the surface of the sebaceous gland from various pathogenic microorganisms. The procedure should be carried out on the skin of the penis. To wash sebaceous glands it is possible a solution of peroxide of hydrogen. This procedure can be carried out twice a day. Peroxide of hydrogen well dissolves the contents of the gland and cleans it quickly. On the treated surface of the gland, it is necessary to apply a cream or ointment containing an antibiotic in its composition.
The most known ointment with an antibiotic is tetracycline. It contains an antibiotic that is effective against a large number of infections that cause suppuration of wounds. Ointment should be applied after each treatment of the gland with antiseptic solution.
Cyst on penis requires surgical intervention. To remove many doctors use a laser or an electron knife. These devices do not cause bleeding on the patient's area of influence. The wound after surgery quickly dries up and does not cause discomfort in a man.
Preventing the appearance of neoplasms on the penis
Prevention rules are very simple. A man should use an individual towel. Do not use someone else's towel to avoid getting infections on the genitals. Shaving of intimate areas must use special means. Modern cosmetologists offer such methods of hair removal as: shugaring or waxing. These methods are less traumatic and do not cause ingrown hairs.
A man should wash at least once every two days using an antibacterial gel. The detergent will destroy all pathogenic bacteria.
A person should see a doctor if he finds any lesions. The sebaceous glands on the penis are clogged for various reasons, which only a specialist can establish.
