What Are the Sebaceous Glands of the Penis?

Sebaceous gland disease is a sebaceous gland disease, first described by Fordyce in 1896, so it is also called Fordyce disease. The disease is caused by physiological variants of sebaceous gland development and sebaceous gland hyperplasia. According to clinical observations, the disease not only occurs in the oral mucosa, but also occurs in the foreskin and the glans of men, and the labia majora of women. Ye Zhaolong and others found 43 of the 772 women surveyed, with an incidence rate of 5.57%. The author investigated 49 cases of 184 women in the STD clinic, with an incidence rate of 26.63%; 76 cases were found in 209 men with an incidence rate of 36.36%.

Ectopic sebaceous glands

Histopathologically, small and mature sebaceous glandular lobes surround the sebaceous ducts. Separate sebaceous glands.

Sebaceous glands do not cause any discomfort, so no treatment is needed. Because any treatment is harmful, it may cause secondary bacterial infections or scars. If the patient insists on removing the lesion, CO2 laser treatment can be used. A more effective method is the isotope 90 strontium application. After clinical verification, the cure rate can reach 80%.