If you find a lump or other abnormality, call your doctor as soon as possible. Gently roll the testicle between the thumbs and fingers to feel for lumps. The testicles are usually smooth, oval shaped and somewhat firm. It’s normal for one testicle to be slightly larger than the other. Examine one testicle at a time using both hands.

Usually when skin tags are present on scrotum, they are in multiples. Examine your testicles once a month, especially if you’ve had testicular cancer or you have happier than ever tattoo a family history of testicular cancer. Most scrotal masses require minimally invasive or no treatment, but some require medicine or more-serious procedures.

You may also be advised on options to remove the bump if you’re interested. Skin Biopsy During a skin biopsy, a piece of skin is removed under a local anesthesia and examined using a microscope. The different types of skin biopsy include shave biopsy, punch biopsy, and excisional biopsy.

Thrombosed skin tags typically may fall off on their own in 3 to 10 days and don’t require additional treatment. As for Acrochondron, the symptoms may appear similar to angiokeratoma, but it is usually small, soft, in pedunculated lesions. It is often skin-colored or hyperpigmented It normally appears on the neck, axilla, inguinal folds and typically in intertriginous areas.

We are able to treat up to 7 skin tags per session. Very large skin tags may be cut out and the skin stitched together. This is covered with Vaseline, and will scab over and heal over a period of a few days usually between 5 to 7 days. A dressing is not required unless it is in an area that is prone to rubbing or chaffing in which case a dressing is used to protect the skin until it has healed. This is not required if the skin tag is very small. Skin tags can be found anywhere on the body.

© Egton Medical Information Systems Limited. Patient does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you’re having pain, seek emergency care. If you detect a scrotal mass, you’ll probably start by seeing your family doctor.