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Today i inspected my penis and i found what i thought was a white head. i tried popping it and it turned into a white liquid. what do i do?

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some...: What you popped is most likely a hyperplastic sebaceous gland (hair follicle-related), which gives no harm as long as you're mentally and physically comfortable with and it's not infected like in acne of face. More? Seek pro-evaluation and counseling timely.

Dr Rhoades agreed

Answered 8/23/2015

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