Sebaceous hyperplasia features skin-colored to yellow-white elevations of the skin that are often seen on the forehead. The small, smooth elevations of the skin have a faint yellow-white color and can be very subtle in sebaceous hyperplasia. This image displays collections of sebaceous glands on the skin that appear as whitish-to-yellow skin bumps.
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Sebaceous Hyperplasia  Information for adults

Picture of Sebaceous Hyperplasia: Sebaceous hyperplasia features skin-colored to yellow-white elevations of the skin that are often seen on the forehead. Divider line
Sebaceous hyperplasia features skin-colored to yellow-white elevations of the skin that are often seen on the forehead.
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Who's At Risk
It usually occurs in middle-aged and older adults and is seen in about 1% of the US population.

About 10–16% of people on long-term cyclosporin A for organ transplants also develop sebaceous hyperplasia. There are a few families where multiple lesions begin to occur during puberty.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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