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Recent Examples of milium
Jump to: What are milia?
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Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
To be clear, milia aren't dangerous or harmful, but some people might choose to get rid of them.
—Amanda Chan, Teen Vogue, 8 Oct. 2017
The good doctor uses a needle or small scalpel to create an opening in each milium, followed by tweezers to squeeze each one out — but that's not always enough.
—Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2017
While milia do indeed look like whiteheads, that's where most of the comparisons come to a halt.
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 19 Oct. 2017
Those are caused by cell overgrowth from the sweat glands — and not milia, like originally expected.
—Amanda Chan, Teen Vogue, 8 Oct. 2017
In older children and adults, milia can clear within a few months.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
In older children and adults, milia are typically associated with skin damage, including blistering, burns, skin resurfacing procedures, long-term use of steroidal creams/ointments and long-term sun damage.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
To be clear, milia aren't dangerous or harmful, but some people might choose to get rid of them.
—Amanda Chan, Teen Vogue, 8 Oct. 2017
The good doctor uses a needle or small scalpel to create an opening in each milium, followed by tweezers to squeeze each one out — but that's not always enough.
—Marci Robin, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2017
While milia do indeed look like whiteheads, that's where most of the comparisons come to a halt.
—Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, 19 Oct. 2017
Those are caused by cell overgrowth from the sweat glands — and not milia, like originally expected.
—Amanda Chan, Teen Vogue, 8 Oct. 2017
In older children and adults, milia can clear within a few months.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
In older children and adults, milia are typically associated with skin damage, including blistering, burns, skin resurfacing procedures, long-term use of steroidal creams/ointments and long-term sun damage.
—Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, 4 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milium
Noun
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Sores, Bumps, or Lesions: Any unexpected sores, bumps, or blisters on or around your genitals, mouth or rectum could be a sign of an STD like herpes or syphilis.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Mar. 2025
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Four starting pitchers are hurt, with Braxton Garrett (left elbow surgery) out for the year, Eury Perez (Tommy John rehab) out until around the All-Star Break, and Ryan Weathers (left forearm) and Edward Cabrera (right middle finger blister) sidelined for the early going of the season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
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Some research shows that people with acne generally have lower levels of zinc in their blood and that taking supplemental zinc may reduce inflammatory papules.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2024
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These often red, inflamed bumps are also called papules.—
Ann Pietrangelo,
Verywell Health,
1 Oct. 2024
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Victims develop high fevers, deep rashes and oozing pustules.—
William J. Broad,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2025
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Plants with orange rust, identified by orange pustules on the leaves, must be burned or disposed of in the trash.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Salicylic acid: Salicylic acid reduces whiteheads and blackheads by unclogging pores, exfoliating the skin, and decreasing inflammation.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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Clay masks work by absorbing excess oil, to help even skin texture, remove blackheads and keep pimples at bay.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
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My go-tos are these cute little stars that have a hydrocolloid formula on the underside that helps heal pimples quickly.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
25 Mar. 2025
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The second week My usual redness around my cheeks had started to fade, and the annoying pimple that had been brewing on my cheek seemed to back off without its usual dramatic entrance.—
Larry Stansbury,
Essence,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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They were riddled with lesions, pock marks and holes.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Feb. 2024
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Barks, not the pock of tennis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hectare) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.—
JENNIFER PELTZ,
ajc,
6 May 2023
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Salicylic acid: Salicylic acid reduces whiteheads and blackheads by unclogging pores, exfoliating the skin, and decreasing inflammation.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2025
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One 2009 study cited by the AAD also found a link between women smoking cigarettes and developing whiteheads and blackheads on their faces.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The key to drawing out the umami and sweetness from the kombu without the bitterness, Stuart-Wolff explained, is to remove the seaweed just before the water reaches a boil.—
Rebekah Peppler,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Mar. 2025
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Some Skokie businesses were also unable to run their normal operations due to the boil order, forcing them to close Friday.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Milium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milium. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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