So I™ve had small white ish bumbs around my lips and chin for years now and never really paid them much attention but they slowly seem to be getting worse. I™ve googled for hours and nothing I find seems to match what they look like. They are sore unless I try and squeeze them and then they usually get infected (yes I know I shouldn™t squeeze them and I usually don™t, and won™t from now on)
ive included some pictures and wondered if anyone has the same or at least knows what it is. I don™t think it™s Perioral dermatitis
Have you been tested by a dermatologist for microscopic demodex skin mites? 95-100% of adultsthem. The mites don't cause a problem unless they get overpopulated. They are a common cause of Rosacea Type 2 with papules and pustules (also known as demodicosis). The mitescommonly cause large blackheads, pustules (mite die offs), papules, irritated red eyes, ocular rosacea/blepharitis demodex, for some red skin. The mites eat skin oil and live and die on a 2 to 3 weeks cycle. The pustules occur when the mites die off and make the condition appear cyclical.
Other possibilities include bacterial acne, fungal acne or hormonal acne.
For demodex, there is a highly effective, cheap, 2 week, treatment with generic prescription Oral Ivermectin + Oral Metronidazole. Its documented as a Medical Study in the May 2013 International Journal of Infectious Diseases. The paper is here:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121201315X