What is a milk spot and is it like a wart.

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DD has some white spots on her nose that are really irritating her. At first they are like bumps but I think she has been trying to squeeze or pick them and they look a little like warts to me.

She is 7.

Milk spots are the little, tiny white spots often found around the nose of a newborn. They're not milk spots at age 7, but warts aren't usually white either. Sorry not to be more helpful.

I had never heard of milk spots but a friend said that is what they are. It is whatever is inside of the spot that is white that looks like a growth.

You can get milk spots at any age, they're harmless and usually go away by themselves.
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Mollescum Contagi-wotsits?

hers are bigger than that, I am worried about her picking them and leaving permanent damage.

I have told her to leave them alone but to be honest as teenagers how many of us left spots alone?

A litle boy at school has them and they are absolutely HUGE.

I am worried about her getting picked on, although maybe as she is so pretty it will not do her any harm to experience life on the other side of the fence. But maybe I am being harsh.

If it is only milk spots they shouldn't be around for long anyway

They have been there a few weeks, they look like milia is that the same as milk spots. They seem to be linked to some kind of damage to the skin which is not the case for dd. All I can think of is that she has been having showers on her own and maybe she is not rinsing her face.

They're not always linked to damage thats only one cause of them. In babies and young children there seems to be no rhyme or reason to them at all.

Thanks undertheboredwalk. Should I take her to the doctor or just hope it will go away. There was something on the bbc site about a hot flannel and exfoliator.

Don't think Dr can or will do anything tbh. They do go away by themselves, I don't know about exfoliating etc, but gently done I suppose can't do any harm

I didnt think they would, but could I had a wart when I was in my teens and can remember it being frozen off.

My ds (4) has one, bigger than the wiki picture, on his face. I finally remembered to ask his GP about them and she said it will go but is common in children with dry sensitive skin - ds is very prone to eczema.

she has had some dry patches on her skin actually. Thanks mollie

i have one under my eye at the moment and spoke to the lady where i go and get waxed (trained beautician).

she said to me they are often the result of heavy moisturisers, that they go away by themselves after a while (they come off and have an almost rubbery texture apparently), that she could remove it, but given it is so close to the eye, at risk of scarring. she told me not to squeeze it.

hth?

i have a milia under my eye at the moment and spoke to the lady where i go and get waxed (trained beautician) about it.

she said to me they are often the result of heavy moisturisers, that they go away by themselves after a while (they come off and have an almost rubbery texture apparently), that she could remove it, but given it is so close to the eye, at risk of scarring. she told me not to squeeze it.

hth?

double post, sorry

spot the editing not sure what happened there, but anyway