How do you get rid of millia?

[monstamuffin]

They look like white heads, but you can't just squeeze them to extract them. They are hard. Some people use a tiny lancet to poke the skin first and then extract them. They are stubburn little buggers!

 

[claireZk]

I was using Chanel eye cream for a year (which I LOVED), but it gave me a ton of little white bumps under my eyes, which looked lovely with my dark circles

Anyway, I switched to Mario Badescu Hyaluronic eye cream and they're basically gone now... better for my skin and my wallet!

 

[Pursegrrl]

Aha!! I had always wondered what these were called. I have one the inner part of my left eye (sometimes it shows up in the FOTD thread, LOL) and I hate it!

For those who were successful with the gentle scratching or even the needle method, did it leave a scar?

 

[shoegal27]

I think I have them too.. mine look like skin colored bumps...not whiteheads, and I have many right under the eye, where my dark circles are too.. (lovely now that I think of it)

 

[octopus17]

I've had them in the past and they can be stubborn, but by switching to a lighter eye cream/gel, they seem to disappear by themselves after a good few months. They are a pita though!

 

[ArmCandyLuvr]

I have one on my right eye that keeps popping back up even after I manage to get rid of it. Its in a spot where I don't even use any kinds of creams or anything, so I have not idea why it happens. It's so annoying.

 

[talexs]

I tend to just put a little mountain of Clearasil on them and they go away, so far they have never come back in the same place. I tend to get them around my eyes and the Clearasil pile works well and doesn't irritate the skin.

 

[KristyDarling]

I have two little millia under my eye! Interesting to see how many of us here get them under the eyes. They've been there for a couple months and don't seem to want to go anywhere. Thing is, I only use oil-free cleanser, moisturizer, foundation, primer, and powder, so I'm really bummed that my pores have still managed to get clogged.

But, I'm scared of extractions (ow!) so I will probably not have that done. I guess I'll have to play the waiting game.

 

[calicaliente]

I have had a few around my eye area, to the point where they bugged the crap out of me when I'd put my eye makeup on. I've talked to a Derm about it and he suggested having an aesthetician try to remove them (lancet).

I was able to have one removed on my upper eye lid(thankfully near the brow bone) and it hasn't resurfaced yet.

 

[monstamuffin]

I actually just removed my son's this morning. I got a steral tiny lancet and made a tiny little poke and put warm water on it and squeezed it right out. I'll keep you posted as to if if comes back.

 

[Bagspy]

I had these bumps for almost 20 years so I went to see the dermatologist in July this year and he used laser to get rid of the millia. Most of them are gone now. Only left a few tiny ones that's not so obvious. You should try that.

 

[monstamuffin]

My son's are gone now by the lancet method. Just be really careful and use very warm water first to soften the skin.

 

[j'aime_vuitton]

Try using a high concentrated retinol eye serum. The retinol actually improves the function of your pore so it can prevent the milia from forming in the first place.

 

[cpooh]

I have one at the upper side of my cheeks. (I think it's what it is) I've poked, --- did etc and it never goes away. Normally it would just bleed. I'm going to try the needle technique and hope that it'll finally disappear!

 

[floodette]

massage a non-petrolatum cleansing oil (isue mac cleanse off) for several minutes under the eye. milia will disappear in a week.