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What Does A Sore Bump On The Nose Indicate?
I have a very sore place on the top right of my nose almost to the bridge of my nose. It s like there is bump under the skin. It s very tender to touch and it is red and you can tell there is some sort of knot there about the size of a dime. It came up about two weeks ago. It seems to have gotten bigger. It s on the top and to the right of the nose. No drainage or runny nose just painful to touch.
Tue, 5 Jun 2018
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Red and tender bump under the skin of a nose is suggestive of cystic acne. cystic acne develops when your skin pores get clogged with a dead skin. It usually gets inflamed which becomes red and tender. The most common cause is hormonal change in the body. Certain type of bacteria play a role to cause inflammation. Cystic acne may take several weeks to heal.
Treatment includes local topical creams and life style modifications. Never squeeze or pick the acne. Do not touch too much. You may worsen the inflammation.
Keep clean the skin of the area and locally apply tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide alternating each day (one day use of each). Apply two times a day (if there is rash or itchiness stop using it). Avoid direct sunlight to the area when using tretinoin, it may cause photosensitivity.
You may also use 5-10 minutes of warm compresses locally to reduce the inflammation.
Furthermore, try to reduce stress level , get adequate sleep and do regular exercises.
If the acne enlarges, becomes red and very painful, swollen or you develop fever you should visit dermatologist.
Hope, this information is helpful for you. Please, feel free to ask me if there is anything else you need to know.
Thank you,
Malik Amonov MD
Red and tender bump under the skin of a nose is suggestive of cystic acne. cystic acne develops when your skin pores get clogged with a dead skin. It usually gets inflamed which becomes red and tender. The most common cause is hormonal change in the body. Certain type of bacteria play a role to cause inflammation. Cystic acne may take several weeks to heal.
Treatment includes local topical creams and life style modifications. Never squeeze or pick the acne. Do not touch too much. You may worsen the inflammation.
Keep clean the skin of the area and locally apply tretinoin and benzoyl peroxide alternating each day (one day use of each). Apply two times a day (if there is rash or itchiness stop using it). Avoid direct sunlight to the area when using tretinoin, it may cause photosensitivity.
You may also use 5-10 minutes of warm compresses locally to reduce the inflammation.
Furthermore, try to reduce stress level , get adequate sleep and do regular exercises.
If the acne enlarges, becomes red and very painful, swollen or you develop fever you should visit dermatologist.
Hope, this information is helpful for you. Please, feel free to ask me if there is anything else you need to know.
Thank you,
Malik Amonov MD
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