Milia are small, white cysts commonly seen around the cheeks. This image displays numerous small, white milia. This image displays the multiple small, white cysts typical of milia. This image displays numerous milia of the chin and neck. Milia commonly occur around the eye area, as displayed in this image. This image displays a milium, which has a "seed pearl"-like appearance. This image displays two milia lesions, one just below the eyebrow and another at the upper-inner eye corner. This image displays a single milium above the eye area.
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Milia  Information for adults

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Milia are small, white cysts commonly seen around the cheeks.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
If the diagnosis from the doctor is primary milia in an infant, no treatment is necessary, as the bumps will go away on their own within a few weeks.

Primary or secondary milia in an adult may disappear on their own, but your doctor may treat you with one of the following:
  • Piercing each milium with a sterile lancet or scalpel followed by removal of the cyst material with a tool called a comedone extractor
  • Topical retinoid cream such as tretinoin, tazarotene, or adapalene
  • A series of fruit acid peels or microdermabrasion procedures at the dermatologist's office
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Last Modified: 17 Apr 2009
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