I have had this red bump a couple weeks. Went to the doctor had a complete blood workup. Also had a urinalysis. Results were all normal, doctor said I had no infections. I have had this same issue a couple times in the past, last time being 2 years ago where I was given ointment and antibiotic which cleared it up, just took a month or so. I have been with the same person for two year. This appeared one day after masturbating where I did not clean myself up super well and did not shower until the next say. Went to a dermatologist who did not seem concerned who gave me an antifungal cream and another that can treat dermatitis. Been using for a week and it seems to help, just slowly. The bumps do not hurt or anything, but at first I did have some urethra inflamation that was totally bearable. I also had began using a new soap that was Dial antibacterial and was told to stop that it could take away the good bacteria as well. I was also using that soap on my entire body including my penis. No penis drainage, no fevers or anything else, red bumps only on the penis head. The bumps do not bust open or anything.
When you have had things happening several times the suggestion I would make is never to apply any form of soap or other form of body wash such as shower gel to your penis again.
Wash with water only - cover the head of your penis with your foreskin before taking a shower, wash everywhere else on your body first, then full rinse. Take a couple of minutes to rinse your entire groin / genital region, then expose the head of your penis and simply use the inside of the hand and fingertips, with the running shower water to clean your penis.
You also need to carefully wash the head area of your penis after each time you urinate, again simply using water. While you have this issue you are going to need to pat the area dry with a clean dry towel, preferably a towel that only you would use.
Abstaining from sex until this is healed again would greatly help the healing process.
If it does not clear within 3 weeks or so, or if the dermatologist asked you to go back before this, then I would contact them again.
It is possible you would need to have a topical steroid ointment so that the skin can heal and become strong again - the dermatologist would guide you on this
Thank you. I am cut so I do not have foreskin. I have stopped using soap on my penis. The topical creams seem to be slowly working.
I have been drying the tip of my penis with toilet paper each time I urinate. The spot on the tip seems to be taking the longest, but I think when I urinate and then dry it I have been rubbing the ointment off during that process. I have began applying a little more ointment after urinating to combat that issue. The dermatologist did indicate that it could take longer than 2 weeks to heal. I just cannot recall how long this lasted in the past, I feel like it was a month. However, when I began googling this issue what came up scared me so I cane here, but again the dermatologist did not seem concerned and I believe had it been something to be concerned of she would have indicated that. Thank you again for reply, really appreciate it.
I was just thinking of the issue of applying something to the penis, and then undermining the value of the active ingredients by cleaning after urinating - within the last hour.
So yes, pick a part of the day when the penis is going to be undisturbed for a few hours at least if possible. So, if you are currently working and you go off to work do everything you need, urinate last time before leaving the house, wash, fully dry, then apply.
If this is not part of your daily routine right now, pick another part, say after lunch, early evening, or immediately before you go to bed - applying each day at the same time is part of an effective application regime.
Healing times with penile skin, particularly the head (& foreskin for those uncircumcised) takes much longer than for skin elsewhere on the body.
Fully agree, a Dermatologist is duty-bound for you to understand if there are issues of concern
UPDATE: It is not an STD/STI, dermatologist said it is a yeast infection which is a diagnosis I have had before. The cream is working, its a slow process. Had this going on for the last couple weeks, and all tests have came back normal, which was blood work, urinalysis, and swab.
Update again if you have further problems …