I recently saw a Urologist and asked him about what looked like little dark blood blisters on my testicles. I've' been shaving my balls for 20+ years, so I thought, maybe ingrowns, but that's not the case.
He defined it as Fordyce angiokeratomas, said it was common and posed no health risk and also added there is really no topical treatment just some kind of laser therapy, of course, that will remove them or reduce them, but in many cases they return.
Medical description:Fordyce angiokeratomas appear as black, blue, or dark red, dome-shaped papules ranging from 1-6 mm in diameter, with a mean of 3 mm. The overlying surface may show slight scaling.
Needless to say, I hate the look of these tiny dark spots, but aside from the occasional irratation after shaving over certain larger ones, they don't hurt. They're tough little suckers and don't burst or anything. I did pop one with a pin once and it bled a ton. I was hoping it would go away after popping, but no dice, and the doc said, never do that again.
So, anyone else have this condition and, or, know more about Fordyce that about would be helpful?
He defined it as Fordyce angiokeratomas, said it was common and posed no health risk and also added there is really no topical treatment just some kind of laser therapy, of course, that will remove them or reduce them, but in many cases they return.
Medical description:Fordyce angiokeratomas appear as black, blue, or dark red, dome-shaped papules ranging from 1-6 mm in diameter, with a mean of 3 mm. The overlying surface may show slight scaling.
Needless to say, I hate the look of these tiny dark spots, but aside from the occasional irratation after shaving over certain larger ones, they don't hurt. They're tough little suckers and don't burst or anything. I did pop one with a pin once and it bled a ton. I was hoping it would go away after popping, but no dice, and the doc said, never do that again.
So, anyone else have this condition and, or, know more about Fordyce that about would be helpful?
