Hello,
I’ve been noticing hair growth on the shaft of my penis in the last couple of months, primarily on the dorsal side ( the side “under” the penis). At first, I was in panic as I didn’t know that one could even have hair on this area.
As it seems, this condition is treatable with electrolysis and/ or laser, which is good to know.
Now, my question is,in my case, the hair is growing out of little bumps, will these disappear after the hair follicle is destroyed by the treatment ?
Thanks
Electrolysis will handily take care of this hair on the shaft. You can get a numbing cream and apply it before treatment. Find someone who is skilled with MicroFlash or PicoFlash thermolysis. You will need to go through all the hair growth cycles just like any you would for any other area. Expect good results in 9-12 months after your first clearance. Get a full, first clearance fast (put in the time). James can comment on the bumps.
Dee
I have only seen the condition of the skin improve and bumps diminish after electrolysis.
Ok, thanks to both of you ! Is James someone who has experience with electrolysis on this area ? Well, I’d be happy to hear from him.
Hi Eurodude,
I administer electrolysis in this region. What are your other concerns?
Hi Arlene,
naturally,there are some superficial veins on the shaft of the penis, how would the hair in these areas be treated/can it be treated at all ?
Thanks.
Hairs near superficial veins/ capillaries can be treated . Accurate insertions are needed. If a small capillary/vein is hit, there will be a small bruise that absorbs within a week. There are many capillary networks on the shaft, by the way. It can be a real a landmine to navigate through, but not a big concern at all. I don’t think Arlene reads these boards everyday, so I thought I’d comment.
I would agree, in most cases I have not had any bruising or other problems when working in this area.
Dee and James, thank you for responding as I would.
Eurodude, I hope you now feel more comfortable about getting this area treated. The one thing you will begin to encounter, when looking for a practitioner, is finding a professional who has developed expertise in genital hair removal. Few practitioners have had the opportunity to work on this region and hence, shy away from this work.
Actually, I think it might be useful to produce an educational video for practitioners: Demonstrations and Instruction on Genital Electrolysis. The demand is there and people travel several hours just to have me work on them because they can’t find practitiones close by. Anyone interested in this project?
Do you think the Geico Cavemen would volunteer?
We have video’s for instructional brazilian waxing in our spa library. I think it would be helpful to create one for electrolysis.
Having a large number of clients seeking genital hair removal, I see the demand.
I was asking if those in my professional community would be interested in submitting video/articles for this project but I see this is not the right place to address the issue.
All the best.
Maybe you can explore this on the AEA professional forum and give more detail of what you envision for your project? What do you need?
Oh, yeah, I can bet she will get lots of encouragement there :rolls eyes:
Okay, I take back that suggestion on second thought. I think you are right. 
Hello Arlene,
thanks for the post. I hope I will find a skilled practitioner. I’m located in Germany, so I don’t know how easy it will be. Electrolysis is known over here,too, of course, but it was hard to find good info on this subject in German, that’s why I registered here.
James,
what are your experiences with the “bumps” on the shaft out of which the pubic hairs grow…do they diminish/disappear with treatment ? Furthermore, do some customers have hair on the penis without these bumps ?
I started to notice the bumps first…then after some weeks, hair began to grow out of it.
I’d appreciate your response.
Frequently, the bumps are from exposure to shower/bath water that is too hot, and/or contains too much chlorine and/or fluoride. In other cases, there is too much irritation from friction coming from clothing that is too tight, too scratchy, or has an irritant (people who are sensitive/allergic to wool really have a problem with the lanolin in the wool).
depending on why you have bumps and hair on the shaft, treatment will either remove, or simply reduce the bumps. If your problem is exclusively the temperature of your water, and/or the need for a shower filter, making that change will allow the bumps to fade away with time (a minimum of 3 months before any change would be noticed) but the hair would not go away, as once a hair starts to grow, nothing short of treatment, or a build up of scar tissue will stop it from coming back.
It should be noted that while the skin doesn’t like water temperatures above 110 degrees F, many Americans have their hot water tanks set to temps ranging from 120 to 150. While the chest might like the tingle one feels at 115 to 120, one would be scalding the scalp, underarms and genitals past 100 degrees. Now add to that the chlorine and fluoride content of most American drinking water and you have a situation ripe for disaster.
Thank you for the quick reply. It seems to me that the bumps are not related to temperature or bathing/showering but have got something to do with the hair growth…maybe they are sebaceous glands associated with a hair follicle ? Sometimes they are prominent, sometimes they are barely visible. I probably will have to consult a dermatologist for this although I can already imagine the answer ( something along the line of “it’s not pathological, some men simply have it, you`ll have to live with it” etc.) which can drive someone crazy.
James, out of curiosity, can the overly hot water cause large pustule acne (like?) bumps? I have had minor acne forever, but the pimples that never responded to any treatment were the large, hard pimples I would get between the eyes and the temple hairline. I have them nowhere else on the face, the rest were your average whiteheads that lasted a few days (and some ingrown and infected hairs I assume.) I never understood why I got those large pustules there and only there, other then that that is where the shower hits me.
I assume the bumps are pustule type acne, where the pore fills with infection and then the pore ruptures spilling the infection into the skin.
VickieCNY: Yes, that seems to be what is happening. The water is hottest when it hits you up there, and your skin there is more sensitive than in other areas. Also, they do pop, and ooze during the day, or you scratch at them at night.
Eurodude: Yes, if it is just a glad problem with the sebaceous glads, there will be less likelyhood that the bumping will continue after electrolysis treatments for the hair, because at the least, there will be less opportunity for the sebum to get plugged up in the hairless follicle.