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htownzdesipearl
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 Posted: 08/23/06 - 15:38 Post subject: pimples on areola....could it be breast cancer? |
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| hi....im 18 year old female....and recently i notices white tiny pimples on both of my areolas.....can someboyd tell me what it means...could it be a sign of breast cancer....or some infection...im very confuse please help... |
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DennisD.
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| Posted: 08/24/06 - 17:27 Post subject: |
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Hi there! I don’t think it is a breast cancer or anything that harsh. There are a lot of hair follicules in the breasts. This means that there are oily glands attached to the hair shaft and these glands produce sebum. Sebum is the white stuff you squeeze out of pimples and the pimples arise when this sebum can’t get out to the skin but starts accumulating under it.
This could be happening to you as well. If they have white tops, it could be indicating an infection. If it was an infection, bacterial, you would probably have other symptoms like redness, itchiness, dry skin and maybe even some kind of discharge from the nipples.
If you try picking up those bumps, they may get infected by bacteria we have on the skin naturally, so you shouldn’t be picking them.
If you are still concerned about the bumps, pay a visit to a dermatologist and have it checked. |
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| Posted: 01/23/07 - 02:37 Post subject: white pimples on my breast |
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| hi, i have the same problem also. white pimples on top of my nipples and its itchy, red and dry skin..... what should i do? what is the best treatment? should i go to my Oby? or to dermatoligist for the treatment? thank you for your help. God bless. |
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| Posted: 11/06/07 - 22:43 Post subject: |
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| I have a similar problem, its like the pores in my nipples and my aureoles are clogged. But I think with me, the cause could be different. I breast fed my daughter (16 months) for almost four months and just recently I noticed the white spots. Could this be from me breast feeding and is my body's way of getting rid of the dried up breast milk??? |
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| Posted: 07/07/08 - 21:37 Post subject: |
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| i think i have the same thing. I have a lot of pimples from wearing tighter shirts and sweating a lot, and I squeezed them hard a few days ago and what looked like blood came out, but it was like a liquid and I couldn't wash it off right away. |
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crazypeter
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| Posted: 07/21/08 - 09:14 Post subject: Re: pimples on areola....could it be breast cancer? |
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| htownzdesipearl wrote: | | hi....im 18 year old female....and recently i notices white tiny pimples on both of my areolas.....can someboyd tell me what it means...could it be a sign of breast cancer....or some infection...im very confuse please help... |
These are probably Montgomery's glands and are quite normal, see "Glands_of_Montgomery" in Wikipedia |
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