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Should I Be Concerned As I Am Having A Small Growth On My Cheek?
I am a white, fair skinned female, 43. I have a small growth on my cheek that is light colored and pimple-like, not much bigger than the head of a pin. I can scratch it off, it is then red and comes back. I've had it for about 3 weeks. Should I be concerned.
Tue, 20 May 2014
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Skin growth/skin tags is different from papules caused by infection.
For skin tags you need not worry if you have one or two.
If you have pimple like lesion apply erythromycin ointment for a wk if there is no improvement kindly meet a dermatologist in person if you have cosmetic issues or ,if you experience pain or discharge from the affected area.
If you have something like wart pls meet a dermatologist immediately to check if it's a viral wart or for confirmatory diagnosis.
Regards
Thank you for writing to HCM
Skin growth/skin tags is different from papules caused by infection.
For skin tags you need not worry if you have one or two.
If you have pimple like lesion apply erythromycin ointment for a wk if there is no improvement kindly meet a dermatologist in person if you have cosmetic issues or ,if you experience pain or discharge from the affected area.
If you have something like wart pls meet a dermatologist immediately to check if it's a viral wart or for confirmatory diagnosis.
Regards
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