Bumps on the face, how to deal with them.
I’d like to remind everyone….please…..bumps on the face may be a sign of medical disease, and you need to make an appointment with your dermatologist or primary care doctor. On this one, I’d vote for a dermatologist, if possible. Retinol isn’t causing the warty spots, but something else is!
Here’s just a short list of things that can cause bumps on the face:
- Skin cancers
- Precancerious lesions
- Infections of all kinds
- Flat warts
- Sebaceous hyperplasia (enlargement of facial oil glands)
- Acne
- Rosacea
- Various cysts and benign tumors (not cancerous)
- Benign growths like skin tags, seborrheic keratoses, etc.
- Sun damage
And this isn’t even mentioning some of the things that are more rare. Self diagnosing bumps on the face in my experience just gets you the wrong diagnosis!
Dr. Irwin