What does a Keratoacanthoma look like?

It looks like a small, red or skin-colored volcano — there’s a distinctive crater at the top of the lump that often has keratin, or dead skin cells, inside. You’ll usually see keratoacanthoma on skin that’s been exposed to the sun, like your head, neck, arms, the backs of your hands, and sometimes your legs.

What does a skin papule look like?

A papule looks like a tiny, raised bump on the skin. It develops from excess oil and skin cells clogging a pore. Papules have no visible pus. Typically the papule will fill with pus in a few days.

What causes skin manifestation?

The most common causes of skin lesions are injury, aging, infectious diseases, allergies, and small infections of the skin or hair follicles. Chronic diseases such as diabetes or autoimmune disorders can cause skin lesions. Skin cancer or precancerous changes also appear as skin lesions.

What does a cancerous pimple look like?

A melanoma pimple will typically present itself as a firm red, brown or skin-colored bump that many doctors may misdiagnose as a pimple or harmless blemish. The main difference to note is that these bumps will not feel soft like a pimple, but rather will be firm or hard to the touch.

What are these hard bumps on my face?

Milia are small, bump-like cysts found under the skin. They are usually 1 to 2 millimeters (mm) in size. They form when skin flakes or keratin, a protein, become trapped under the skin. Milia most often appear on the face, commonly around the eyelids and cheeks, though they can occur anywhere.

What does a fibrous papule look like?

A fibrous papule is usually firm and like a small dome but occasionally can stick out a little more, much like a small wart or skin tag. A fibrous papule may be skin coloured or red.

What is the name of the enlarged gland on the face?

Sebaceous hyperplasia is a skin condition that occurs when sebaceous gland on the skin is enlarged.

How big is an acrochordon on the skin?

An acrochordon is a soft, fleshy papule that is almost always pedunculated. They vary in diameter from 1 to 6 mm. On biopsy, there is a fibrovascular core covered by normal squamous epithelium.

What’s the medical term for flat spots on the face?

Naevi (moles) Naevi, the medical term for moles, are common raised or flat spots that occur on the skin genetically and as a result of sun exposure. They form when skin cells called melanocyte cells grow in a group rather than individually.

What does a skin lesion on the face mean?

Skin lesions are a broad term referring to any abnormality on your skin. The Medical Dictionary defines a skin lesion as a superficial growth or patch of the skin that does not resemble the area surrounding it.