At present doctor consultations are not available to book online however just call one of our friendly advisors and they will be happy to help. Alternative salon methods of milia removal include treating skin spots with a lance and specialist milia removal tool. We don’t advise you squeeze, lance, or use specialist beauty tools at home, because without expert knowledge of skincare and spot removal you may put your skin at risk of infection and scarring. What If It’s Not Milia? If you have a milia spot on your face, and are confused as to why, then here’s an explanation. To start with, milia skin spots are most commonly found on the face: At Este, we offer Lamprobe treatment for milia removal. Lamprobe milia skincare treatment involves a probe being placed on the milia spot you want removed. The Lamprobe probe device emits radio-frequency energy that is applied to a milia bump for a few seconds, as the heated probe touches the spot it causes an exfoliation.

This vegan and cruelty-free scrub is designed for those with keratosis pilaris — a condition that leads to keratin buildup and results in small, rough bumps on the skin. Keratosis pilaris bumps are not too different from milia, so the double action of this rigorous scrub can help with both.

What causes milia?

Begin your milia removal treatment at the UK’s leading skin clinic. sk:n are regulated through the Care Quality Commission (CQC) the same regulator as the NHS and the equivalent in Scotland (HIS) and Wales (HIW). We have also performed over 9,500 milia removal treatments so you can be rest assured that you are in safe hands. Milia bumps (i.e., small cysts called milk spots) can appear on the face when dead skin cells are not properly exfoliated off the skin’s surface. When dead skin gets trapped under new skin, it can harden, and form a milium (i.e., a milk spot). When trapped, dead skin cells can form cysts just below the surface of your skin, causing milia.

If milia bumps on your face are a bother, you should consider a skin-safe milia spot removal treatment. Combination. We suggest trying out a balanced milia product that easily fits your routine. A neutral product like The Ordinary 7% AHA Exfoliating Liquid might be a good place to start. Sometimes called "milk spots" or "oil seeds," these pearly white or yellowish cysts often appear in clusters and may be on large areas of the face. Made with exfoliating pumice beads and 10% AHA, it resurfaces the skin thoroughly to help milia disappear. We suggest slowly introducing it into your routine since it’s easy to overuse, and you don’t want your skin to end up over-exfoliated, irritated, or dry. Product type: Body scrub | Skin type: All except sensitive | Key ingredients: Glycolic and lactic acids, pumice beads Saying goodbye to miliaA comedone extractor is a hand-held, pencil-shaped skin care tool that often has a sharp lancet on one end and a rounded extractor on the other end to treat acne lesions and milia. If you have milia under eyes, or milia around nose, these areas of the face are more delicate, so if you are worried you will damage your skin, then a salon or cosmetic clinic treatment for milia spots is probably best.

Do you have white spots on chin, white bumps under eyes, or a white spot on the forehead? Then you may be experiencing a skin condition called milia. These little white spots on the face are not warts, whiteheads or traditional pimples (i.e., skin acne), so don’t squeeze hard white bumps on the skin. De Wet J, Jordaan HF, Visser WI. Bilateral malar milia en plaque as primary presentation of discoid lupus erythematosus. JAAD Case Rep. 2017;3(2):106-109. doi:10.1016/j.jdcr.2017.01.010 Oily. Many of the milia products we recommended are designed for oily, acne-prone skin, so you shouldn’t have trouble finding suitable treatments. Gels, wipes, or liquids with salicylic acid are a great starting point since they’re more oil-soluble, but you can also opt for a retinoid-based treatment like Differin. Milia spots might be unpleasant to look at, but they pose zero health concerns, and aren’t a symptom of a serious underlying skin problem. If milia spots are bothering you, try at-home products first and give them a chance to work for a month or two. If a drugstore milia treatment is not delivering results, then book an in-salon or cosmetic clinic milia treatment like our Este Medical Lamprobe skincare procedure. Milia, or called milium if there's only one, are very small superficial cysts that form just underneath the skin, most commonly around the eyes, which is the thinnest skin we have on the body," says Dr. Lee, who has her own skin-care line SLMD Skincare. "They can form for a variety of reasons. They're very common and some people are simply more prone than others—we even see some newborn babies born with milia."Face. The face can handle slightly more intense treatments than around the eyes, but you still don’t want to overdo it. Unless you have particularly tough skin, we recommend leave-on treatments with ingredients like retinol, AHA, or BHA, rather than grainy, exfoliating scrubs. Milia are very small superficial cysts that form just underneath the skin, most commonly around the eyes." —Dr. Sandra Lee Milia are not painful, do not cause scarring and often go away by themselves. For these reasons, no treatment is required in many cases. Milia isn’t the same as acne, but the two conditions share many similarities. Both arise when minor clogs form in the skin. With milia, the cysts are caused by trapped keratin, while acne blemishes come from a combination of trapped dead skin and sebum (which can turn into pimples if infected). It’s no surprise that many users find that Differin, a clinical anti-acne treatment, can also help eliminate milia. Differin is made with adapalene, a potent retinoid that historically was only available by prescription. Milia occur most commonly in babies. In fact, they are found in nearly half of full-term newborns. However, teens and adults also can be affected by milia. What causes milia?