How to remove milia under eye problem?

Can anyone tell me how to rid myself of under eye milia? I've heard that only a dermatologist can lance them. Is there not a treatment or cream that you can buy?

2 answers to “How to remove milia under eye problem?”

A: Milia removal under eyes

Benjamin Barankin, MD

Most milia, tiny white balls under the skin, appear under the eyes. The can be simply and safely extracted by your dermatologist, and occasionally a well trained nurse or esthetician. Once they are formed, there is no cream or pill that can get rid of these annoying little bumps. 

A: A combination of treaments works best for milia

Jordana S. Gilman, MD

Milia are tiny little cysts.  They may form from use of thick creams, rubbing the skin (especially in people who have itchy allergy eyes), or they may form for no identifiable reason.   The best way to treat milia depends on how many you have and where they are located.  In almost all patients,... more

Comments

ssanders
20 posts
20 Oct 2008

First of all the most important thing that you should do is to leave them alone!  Let a professional such as an Aesthetician take care of them for you.  Sometimes it is important to examine what could be causing them.  Generally speaking heavier moisturizers and eye creams are the culprit.  There are exfoliating eye creams that will bring them up closer to the skin's surface to facilitate extracting but  there is little else that you can do.  Make sure your Aesthetician has experience with extractions as working around the eye area is a delicate matter.

quinnmd
38 posts
20 Oct 2008

Unfortunately, there is not a great treatment or cream that will reduce milia. An experienced aesthetician under the guidance of a physician may be able to reduce some of the milia by extraction, but this is not always possible.

rawdietfrea
2 posts
23 Jun 2009

I had a few milia under my eyes and I was able to remove them easily within two weeks...it's more simple than one can imagine. Eat apples and apple SEEDS...be sure to chew the seeds, this is KEY. It works!!! My were gone within a month. It may take longer depending upon size and quantity, but it works.

Margaret Beddard
1 post
2 Jul 2009

do i see a dermatologists or an opthamologists for a milia right under my eyelashes in the corner of my eye?

Irina strogov
1 post
14 Jul 2009

do i see a dermatologists or an opthamologists for a milia right under my eyelashes in the corner of my eye?

Peggy Cheung
1 post
20 Jul 2009

I have a small batch of colloid millia formed under my eye area. My dematologist said that was caused by the sunbathing and he suggested to have a small surgery done in his clinic to extract the contents. Does it work? Understand that this problem will be recurred again even after the treatment ... Thanks!

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