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What Are These Bumps On My Upper Lip Which Are Painful And Big ?
i started off having one tiny bump on the edge of my upper lip it was small and hard, no liquid and feels as though you could scratch it off but it hurts and doesn t budge. it wasn t painful to touch either. now i have 4 on my upper lip, one that seems to be just coming up and two like the one i just described but the first one that appeared has now gotten bigger. it has a head . its hard and painful to touch. any ideas on what this could be?
Thu, 10 Mar 2011
hi. i think you have fordyce's spots and have also developed some kind of cyst now. send me your pics on my email. i will be able to comment better
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The findings on your upper lip, could most possibly be a hair follicle infection could be folliculitis or furunculosis.
As the upper lip is vulnerable for infection ,as it contains hair follicles,these have occurred in a row,of course they are very painful.
Make sure you do not meddle with them or try to pluck them out,it may lead to secondary infection.
Keep the area clean,as dry as you can, avoid any cosmetics, they will go away in a week, for pain you could take any pain killer and for the bumps you could apply an antiseptic cream like soframycin locally.
Wish you good health
Welcome to HealthcareMagic forum.
The findings on your upper lip, could most possibly be a hair follicle infection could be folliculitis or furunculosis.
As the upper lip is vulnerable for infection ,as it contains hair follicles,these have occurred in a row,of course they are very painful.
Make sure you do not meddle with them or try to pluck them out,it may lead to secondary infection.
Keep the area clean,as dry as you can, avoid any cosmetics, they will go away in a week, for pain you could take any pain killer and for the bumps you could apply an antiseptic cream like soframycin locally.
Wish you good health
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