Milia Infestation

[Xeronema]

Hey. Has any had this problem before? After having a shave, all my glands under my chin must be staying open. My face is flooded with self extracting white spots. This has now spread to other parts of my body. Any idea?

[ladyalex]

The only idea I have is that you should call NHS Direct or whoever it is that can give you advice now.

[AliFlump]

I have Millia spots around my eye area. They are little spots of fat that wont work their way out. I go to a qualified beautician who pricks them with a sterile pin and then pops the out. Not the nicest experience but it has to be done. Leaves you with little red dots on your face for a couple of days too. Have you tried exfoliating?

[Xeronema]

AliFlump: No I've not tried exfoliating. I've managed to get rid of most of them by using acetone. I think it must be due to the weather maybe. I get similar milia around my eyes like you do. I remove them with pointed tweezers (break the skin then squeeze them out).

I get ingrowing hairs too, the last one I removed was 20cm in length. After pulling it to the point of no return and letting it go, it would slowly go back into my face! I tried to get a photo, however my potato has a bad camera.