I Noticed A Very Small Raised Black Mark On My

Posted on Mon, 11 May 2020

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Question : I noticed a very small raised black mark on my penis 8 days ago. It does not itch or cause discomfort. I would like a dermatologist to look at it. Can you tell me what it is? I'd like to know for sure if it's not a tick and if there's anything I need to do. I don't see any legs but I don't know if they're buried in the skin. Or is it a malignant growth that I need to worry about. I couldn't directly upload images but here are a few links.
Here is a magnified view now:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ijobfo3xl7h25r3/Scab--2.jpg?dl=0
Regular view now:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ovqz2b6x23blfmy/IMG_5670.JPG?dl=0
There was a red mark next to it 8 days ago and it may have been smaller then (not sure):
https://www.dropbox.com/s/r4417ul8itnisfb/IMG_E5626.JPG?dl=0
I think it is the same today as it was 4 days ago:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1it4t74wpfatpj5/IMG_5648.JPG?dl=0
Thank you for your help!

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
An open comedone

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to ask a doctor service. I have gone through your query and I have viewed the images.

It seems like a big blackhead/ open comedone. Perhaps it was there for quite some time and you just noticed it recently. It is not a tick or anything like that. I would suggest you to leave it as it.

Hope i have answered your query. Let me know if you need any more assistance.

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