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What Causes Small White Spots On The Lips?

Hello there. I have really small white spots on my lips, Mostly on top. I can see them as well on the outer side of my lips. But it easier to see on my top lip because of the skin color difference. I'm Asian so I'm tanned skin. My lips are dry and sometimes it can hurt a little. It seems like they are small little pores and sometimes white puss comes out but rarely. I'm really worried. As well as I just recently moved to Cambodia coming from Canada, could it be climate change ? Or that I'm stessed out more ? Let me know what you think, thanks!
Wed, 20 Jul 2016
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Hi..
Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC..

I have gone through your query and can understand your concern...

As per your complain small white spots on the upper lips that does not cause any pain and are more prominent on upper lip seems to be Fordyce's Spots that are slightly raised sebaceous glands and are not a sign of any pathology..
They however do not need any treatment and they can be removed using lasers by a Dermatologist only if they are cosmetically unpleasent.

If you have small pores also they can however get clogged due to debris accumulation and there can be some pus formation secondary to infection..
Doing scrubbing of the lips with a gentle scrub can help in keeping them clean and infection free..

For dry lips start applying thick coat of petroleum jelly or beeswax containing lip balm, drink plenty of water, do cool compresses over the lips and avoid sucking or licking the lips..

Hope this information helps..

Thanks and regards..
Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.
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What Causes Small White Spots On The Lips?

Hi.. Welcome to HEALTHCARE MAGIC.. I have gone through your query and can understand your concern... As per your complain small white spots on the upper lips that does not cause any pain and are more prominent on upper lip seems to be Fordyce s Spots that are slightly raised sebaceous glands and are not a sign of any pathology.. They however do not need any treatment and they can be removed using lasers by a Dermatologist only if they are cosmetically unpleasent. If you have small pores also they can however get clogged due to debris accumulation and there can be some pus formation secondary to infection.. Doing scrubbing of the lips with a gentle scrub can help in keeping them clean and infection free.. For dry lips start applying thick coat of petroleum jelly or beeswax containing lip balm, drink plenty of water, do cool compresses over the lips and avoid sucking or licking the lips.. Hope this information helps.. Thanks and regards.. Dr.Honey Nandwani Arora.