Dermatofibromas are usually very firm to hard to the touch. They are most frequent on the arms and legs but can occur anywhere. Dermatofibromas are benign, usually very firm to hard skin lesions that do not resolve over time. This image displays a dome-shaped, firm, slightly pink dermatofibroma. Dermatofibromas can be raised or sunken.
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Picture of Dermatofibroma: Dermatofibromas are usually very firm to hard to the touch. They are most frequent on the arms and legs but can occur anywhere. Divider line
Dermatofibromas are usually very firm to hard to the touch. They are most frequent on the arms and legs but can occur anywhere.
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Treatments Your Provider May Prescribe
  • The lesion is benign; therefore, reassurance is often all that is needed.
  • Often symptomatic, protruding dermatofibromas can be reduced in size by liquid nitrogen (freezing) therapy or steroid injections to the lesion. In darker-skinned individuals, freezing with liquid nitrogen and steroid injection of may cause pigmentary change that is usually temporary.
  • Surgical excision can be performed, but due to the high incidence of recurrence, the use of topical steroids or steroid injections into the lesion post-excision is often necessary.
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Last Modified: 22 Dec 2008
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