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Bumps on skin
White bumps on skin
Yellow marks on skin
Cluster of bumps on face
Raised patch of skin
Itchy bumps on skin
Itchy face
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Milia are small white bumps that often appear on the skin. They occur when dead skin cells don't shed, become trapped under new skin, and harden. Milia can develop at any age but are most common in newborns, usually appearing on a baby's nose, chin, or cheeks. In older individuals, they mainly occur on the face but can appear anywhere.
Your doctor may ask these questions to check for this disease:
In newborns, milia usually disappear on their own within a few weeks, but they can persist in older children and adults. They typically don't cause any issues and can be removed if necessary.
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Kenji Taylor, MD, MSc (Family Medicine, Primary Care)
Dr. Taylor is a Japanese-African American physician who grew up and was educated in the United States but spent a considerable amount of time in Japan as a college student, working professional and now father of three. After graduating from Brown, he worked in finance first before attending medical school at Penn. He then completed a fellowship with the Centers for Disease Control before going on to specialize in Family and Community Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) where he was also a chief resident. After a faculty position at Stanford, he moved with his family to Japan where he continues to see families on a military base outside of Tokyo, teach Japanese residents and serve remotely as a medical director for Roots Community Health Center. He also enjoys editing and writing podcast summaries for Hippo Education.
Yukiko Ueda, MD (Dermatology)
Dr. Ueda graduated from the Niigata University School of Medicine and trained at the University of Tokyo Medical School. She is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Department of Dermatology, Jichi Medical University, and holds several posts in the dermatology departments at Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Komagome Hospital, University of Tokyo, and the Medical Center of Japan Red Cross Society.
Content updated on Jan 29, 2025
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https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.08.29.24312810v1Gallardo Avila PP, Mendez MD. Milia. [Updated 2023 Jan 31]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK560481/Patsatsi A, Uy CDC, Murrell DF. Multiple milia formation in blistering diseases. Int J Womens Dermatol. 2020 Apr 1;6(3):199-202. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2020.03.045. Erratum in: Int J Womens Dermatol. 2021 Sep 28;7(5Part B):867. doi: 10.1016/j.ijwd.2021.09.013. PMID: 32637544; PMCID: PMC7330451.
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7330451/