Keratosis pilaris is a common skin condition in which individual hair follicles get plugged, causing small bumps. The bumps look and feel like "goose bumps" or chicken skin. It usually appears on the upper arms and legs. When it appears on the face it can be mistaken for acne. However, acne creams will not make the keratosis pilaris better and might aggravate the bumps. A common mistake that many people make is to try and scrub the bumps away, but this can make the condition worse. A doctor can recommend creams that can improve the keratosis pilaris, and it often goes away on its own.
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They appear out of nowhere: a slew of tiny and painless — albeit, nonetheless, pesky — white bumps. They're minuscule, almost undetectable even, but you figure you'll try to pop them anyway because textured skin isn't what you're going for. It's a totally unexplainable popping fail, so naturally you begin to wonder what the deal is. The deal, my dear friends who have experienced the aforementioned sitch, is known as milia , which, in short, are cysts made of keratin, says New York City-based dermatologist Shari Marchbein. She explains that keratin is a protein in the outermost skin layer called the stratum corneum, which forms your hair, nails, and skin. While milia do indeed look like whiteheads, that's where most of the comparisons come to a halt. Unlike acne , milia can develop without rhyme or reason and cannot be extracted the way typical blemishes can, says Marchbein. Read on for the full deep dive on milia and how you can treat those little bumps once and for all. According to Marchbein, milia can happen to just about anyone regardless of age or skin type, but are more prevalent in those with chronically sun-damaged skin. Sejal Shah, a dermatologist in New York City, also added that milia have been associated with genetic syndromes such as Rombo syndrome, basal cell naevus syndrome, and Gardner syndrome, to name a few.
Milia are common, normal skin findings that look like tiny white bumps, usually on the face. They can occur in people of all ages but are most common in newborn babies, where they appear on and around the nose. In teens and adults, they are commonly found on the cheeks and around the eyes. Milia are formed when the top layer of skin does not shed normally but instead becomes trapped in a tiny pocket on the surface of the skin. This is similar to how some acne forms, but milia are not inflamed like acne, and treating milia with acne therapies will only irritate the skin. Your doctor can help you differentiate between acne and milia and can recommend proper treatment. Anyone of any age can get milia. As noted above they are very common in infants most babies will be born with or develop them and quite common in children, teens, and adults. A form of milia called secondary milia can develop after damage to the skin such as from sunburn, blistering disorders, or even long-term sun exposure.
