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Home / Answered Questions / I went to my doctor for a tiny brown skin bump that he could hardly even see. It has been there for about 7 months. When it first appeared, I thought it was an ingrown hair because some pus came out. Then it scabbed over. Well, that scab is still there. My doctor said it is an ingrown hair. Right before I was about to leave, he said it could maybe be a wart. I am not sure what to do because he didn’t tell me a definitive answer. I need to know for sure. He told me to come back in a while if it is still there. What should I do to find out for sure? I’m afraid of it spreading.

I went to my doctor for a tiny brown skin bump that he could hardly even see. It has been there for about 7 months. When it first appeared, I thought it was an ingrown hair because some pus came out. Then it scabbed over. Well, that scab is still there. My doctor said it is an ingrown hair. Right before I was about to leave, he said it could maybe be a wart. I am not sure what to do because he didn’t tell me a definitive answer. I need to know for sure. He told me to come back in a while if it is still there. What should I do to find out for sure? I’m afraid of it spreading.

Sometimes it can be hard to tell if the ‘tiny brown skin bump’ is skin pigmentation change on a scar, a new mole or a wart and standard practice is for the doctor to ask you to come back if it doesn’t go away so can check it again. You could also go to your local STI clinic for a second opinion. The doctors and nurses at an STI clinic are used to looking at genital skin and  can tell you if its a wart or not and offer treatment if needed.