Cosmetic defects on the skin often cause anxiety, and white dots, or white spots, as they are sometimes called, are no exception. Most often white spots around the eyes and eyelids are formed, with oily skin you can often see white dots on the forehead, on the chin and cheeks, in the nose. In rare cases, white dots appear at the corners of the lips and on the upper lip. Cosmetologists and dermatologists are slow to make a diagnosis without examination, since in some cases more serious diseases can disappear under the guise of a harmless cosmetic problem. Experts strictly do not advise removing white dots, especially not having found out the reasons of occurrence of white points on the face.
Why do white dots appear?
Most often small white dots on the face are miliums. In dermatology, milioms are called retention cysts, which are formed due to blockage of the hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Often the cause of this is a violation of liver function and cardiac activity. The impact of external factors, such as ultraviolet rays, can also lead to the formation of milium. There are also pseudomilliums, which are formed due to trauma of the upper layers of the skin. Externally, the milums look like small white balls that are under the skin. They are dense to the touch, painless, and for a long time can remain unchanged. White dots on the face around the eyes and on the eyelids often turn out to be just miloons.
With seborrhea can form microretent cysts of the sebaceous glands, which outwardly can resemble milium, but the treatment, of course, will differ.
Enough often milium confused with shellfish, which can have serious consequences. Contagious mollusc is an infectious disease that is transmitted by contact even with the things of the patient. The mollusk is a papule that rises above the skin, which can sometimes become inflamed and blush. Papules are easily opened, which leads to damage to surrounding areas of the skin and the spread of infection.
The cause of the formation of white spots on the upper lip and in the mouth area may be the deposition of lipoproteins, which is not a disease and is considered the norm. Such points are much smaller than milium, they are practically not probed and do not cause painful sensations.
How to get rid of white spots on the face?
After the diagnosis is approved, the beautician or dermatologist can prescribe the following procedures for treating white spots on the face:
- mechanical removal is one of the simplest and most accessible ways. Assigned to remove the milium, but not suitable for solving many other problems. It is carried out under sterile conditions followed by disinfection of the treated skin area. If necessary, electrolysis is carried out in the conclusion to prevent repeated formations;
- curettage. The method is to remove whiteheads with a special device - a curette. The procedure may be accompanied by painful sensations, and also leaves marks on the skin for a long time;
- Laser coagulation - the impact on problem areas with the help of a laser, is widely used to treat various cosmetic defects and diseases, including using the laser to successfully treat the mollusc and remove the milium. Traces after the procedure can remain for about 10-14 days;
- electrocoagulation. The method consists in influencing the necessary sections of alternating current;
- freezing with liquid nitrogen. Successfully used to treat such skin diseases as molluscum contagiosum.
Self-removal of points can lead to infection, damage to surrounding tissue, scarring and inflammation. It is especially dangerous at home to remove white dots around the eyes and eyelids, moreover it is rather painful.
In prophylactic purposes, it is necessary to properly take care of the skin, wisely and regularly cleanse and