Face and Lip Problems

Serving Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby and surrounding areas

Acne

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Angiofibroma

  • A small flesh coloured bump
  • Usually on the nose

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Chapped Lips (Cheilitis)

  • Common, especially in cold, dry climates

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Cherry Angiomas

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Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra (DPN, Seborrheic Keratoses)

  • Tiny brown or black bumps
  • Usually on the face of people with dark skin
  • Are easily removed with electrocautery in the office

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Dry Sensitive Skin (Xerosis)

  • People often ask my advice about dealing with dry and sensitive skin
  • There are many steps that can be taken to minimize skin irritation

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Favre Racouchot Syndrome (Favre Racouchot Disease)

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Melasma (Cholasma, Mask of Pregnancy)

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Milia (White Heads)

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Mole (Benign Nevus) Removal

  • Many benign moles can be easily removed

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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 it is not cancer

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Poikiloderma of Civatte (Sun Damage on the Neck)

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Pyogenic Granuloma

  • A benign growth of blood vessels that appears suddenly

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Rosacea

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Sebaceous Hyperplasia (Enlarged Oil Glands)

  • Enlarged oil glands (sebaceous glands) commonly develop on maturing skin
  • Usually appear on the forehead and cheeks
  • Can be easily treated with electrocautery

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Seborrheic Dermatitis (Dandruff, Cradle Cap)

  • Scaling on the scalp, in the eyebrows and in the creases of the face

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Seborrheic Keratoses (Warty Age Spots)

  • Warty spots that develop on maturing skin
  • May be white, grey, brown or black in colour
  • Can be treated with cryotherapy or a minor surgical procedure

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Skin Tags (Achrochorda, Fibroepithelial Polyps)

  • Extra “flaps” of skin
  • Frequently on the sides of the neck, under the arms and in the groins
  • May occur on eyelids and the face

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Solar Lentigenes (Liver Spots)

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Spider Angiomas (Spider Hemangiomas)

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Syringomas (Enlarged Sweat Glands)

  • Are benign (non-cancerous) growths of sweat glands
  • Usually appear on the eyelids

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Telangiectasia (Broken Capillaries, Broken Blood Vessels)

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Venous Lake

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Xanthelasmas

  • Are yellow deposits of ‘cholesterol’ and fats on the upper and lower eyelid
  • Can be easily removed in the office

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