Weird, hard, white pinpoint cluster on my cheek
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free skin care · Wed Jul 13, 2011 6:59 pm

Hi Guys, I have what seems like a tiny cluster of tiny hard pinpoints right in the middle of my cheek. It's white. I thought at first it was just old sebum working its way out. I confess, I whipped out my faithful Venus and shaved the sucker flat. But it's still there and sticking out a bit once again.

I use a Clarisonic, but not every night. I have tried various organic essential oils like lavender and tea tree. But it doesn't want to budge. It's been there a few months. I think it's where there was a pimple in April that I killed off with hydrogen peroxide. Confused

Yeah, if it's still there when I see my derm I'll show her. But that won't be for several months. I only go once a year. (Ironically, that pimple arose about a week after I saw her and had a vbeam session.)

Could it be some kind of impurity working its way out (long pimple roots?)?

Thoughts or even awful jokes about it are welcome

Laughing

Thanks!

free skin care · Thu Jul 14, 2011 2:36 pm

Pluto,
Could it possibly be milia? I've had a few of these myself around my temples. At first, I thought they were whiteheads, but nothing worked to get rid of them -- retin a, clarisonic, etc.

So, I went for a microdermabrasion and the esthetician extracted them for me. I've got a few teeny ones right by my eyebrow that I'll have her work on next!

At this point, I'm still not a 100% percent sure of what they are or why they develop!

free skin care · Thu Jul 14, 2011 4:40 pm

thanks, kims. Weird place for milia, isn't it? Then again, the facial skin is more mysterious the more you know about it.

I wonder -- can I just leave them alone until the Spring? Or does milia get worse (or is it pretty stable?)

free skin care · Thu Jul 14, 2011 7:57 pm

I've developed mine just in the past few years. Not sure about the rhyme or reason?? I just figured it might just be the aging thing -- or genetics?

I'm sure leaving them alone for awhile would be fine. Mine really weren't visible (except to me, of course) but when I pinched them between my fingers, I could feel a somewhat hard, round ball.

For me, the microdermabrasion plus extraction worked! Smile

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