Benign (Non-Cancerous) Lumps and Bumps
Serving Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby and surrounding areas
Acquired Digital Fibrokeratoma
- A small flesh coloured bump
- Usually on a finger or toe
- Often surrounded by a thin, dry, ridge of skin called a “collarette”
Angiofibroma
- A small flesh coloured bump
- Usually on the nose
Cherry Hemangioma (Cambpell de Morgan Spots)
- Bright red dome-shaped blood vessels
- Can be removed with IPL (Intense Pulsed Light)
Chondrodermatitis Nodularis Helicis (Pressure Sore on the Ear)
- A painful pressure sore which develops on the ear
Dermatofibroma
- A firm pink-brown lump
- Often on the lower legs
Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra (DPN, Seborrheic Keratoses)
- Tiny brown or black bumps that develop on the face of people with dark skin
- Easily removed in the office
Digital Mucous Cyst (Myxoid Cyst)
- A small clear bump and forms at the base of a fingernail or toenail, or over a joint in a finger or toe
- May produce a groove in the nail
Dilated Pore of Winer
- A harmless collection of keratin (dead skin cells) inside an enlarge pore
- Usually on the face
- Can be easily removed in the office with a minor surgical procedure
Epidermal Cyst (“Sebaceous Cyst”)
- Cysts can be easily removed in the office with a minor surgical procedure
Favre Racouchot Syndrome (Favre Racouchot Disease)
- Large black heads (comedones) due to sun damage
- Around the eyes
- Can be treated with Chemical Peels, Microdermabrasion or Extractions
Keratosis Pilaris
- Rough, bumps on the cheeks, sides of the upper arms and thighs
- Can be improved with Chemical peels or Microdermabrasion
Milia (White Heads)
- Tiny white bumps that develop on the face and eyelids
- Can be treated with Microdermabrasion or Extractions
Mole (Benign Nevus) Removal
- Many benign moles can be easily removed
Mucosal Fibroma (Oral Fibroma, Oral Fibromatosis, Oral Skin Tag)
- A small soft pink bump
- Usually inside the mouth or lips
- Be sure to have your doctor check any bumps in your mouth to make sure that is not cancer
Pyogenic Granuloma
- A benign growth of blood vessels that appears suddenly
Scalp Cyst (Pilar Cyst)
- Cysts are a sac filled with dead skin cells and can develop anywhere on the skin”s surface
Pilonidal Cyst (Pilonidal Abscess)
- ‘Ingrown’ hairs at the base of the spine
- Often aggravated by sitting, heat and sweating
- Can be treated with Laser Hair Removal
Sebaceous Hyperplasia (Enlarged Oil Glands)
- Enlarged oil glands (sebaceous glands) commonly develop on maturing skin
- They usually appear on the forehead and cheeks
Seborrheic Keratoses (Warty Age Spots)
- Warty spots that develop on maturing skin
Skin Tags (Achrochorda, Fibroepithelial Polyps)
- Extra “flaps” of skin
- Located on the sides of the neck, under the arms and in the groins
Solar Lentigenes (Liver Spots)
- ‘Liver spots’ which develop after years of sun exposure
- Can be treated with Intense Pulsed Light (IPL, Fotofacials)
Spider Angioma (Spider-Shaped Blood Vessel)
- Small clusters of blood vessels
- Usually on the face, hands and upper chest
- Can be treated with Intense Pulsed Light (IPL, Fotofacials)
Stucco Keratoses (Hyperkeratotic Seborrheic Keratoses, Keratosis Alba)
- Look like small white bits of stucco on the skin
- Usually on the lower legs, tops and sides of the feet and toes
- Are a type of seborrheic keratosis
Syringomas (Growths of Sweat Glands)
- Are benign (non-cancerous) growths of sweat glands
- Usually appear on the eyelids
Venous Lake (Venous Hemangioma)
- Purple Bumps
- Usually on the Lip or Ear
- Can be treated with Intense Pulsed Light (IPL, Fotofacials)
Xanthelasma Palpebrarum (Xanthoma)
- Are yellow deposits of ‘cholesterol’ and fats on the upper and lower eyelid
