Does this look like a pimple/cyst or herpes?
Doesn’t hurt. It was once a white lump that was there for a while. I then squeezed and turned red and came to a pimple like head, it then popped and then kind of has stayed red since Sunday.
Here are some photos of the progression down below .
it’s just a pimple
Thanks Johno!
But should it still look like this after a week though?
It has also now burst twice.
It burst twice because the first time you popped it which may satisfy you like popping a pimple on the face, but just like your face the pimple can form again because that is not proper treatment. I’m still convinced that this is a pimple. if you are worried about it or go another week without seeing progress. I would recommend that you go for a check up. They’ll most likely give you a topical cream to treat it.
the top came off and this is the aftermath…
I treat everything that looks like this with Liquid Antiseptic that is used for treating cuts, grazes and insect bites of the skin. I use a tiny amount undiluted on a fingertip 3 or 4 times a day - use for 2 or 3 days and it should clear - if you are worried about using this read the instructions, if you get excessively dry skin using the liquid use the liquid one day and a cream version the next and so on
If you think you have been at risk of herpes go get checked at an STI / sexual health clinic
this looks a lot like molluscum on the penis. it’s highly contagious but also completely harmless. did it bleed a lot when you popped it?
no it had, yellow and clear fluid as well as normal puss
this is it today