Are milia something that babies get?
28 February 2022Are milia contagious?
28 February 2022Milia develop when dead skin cells build up behind the surface of new skin. The dead skin cells become trapped and solidify, forming a ‘milium’. This can be triggered by damage to the skin, such as:
- Rash, injury, burns or blisters
- Long-term usage of topical steroid
- Long-term sun exposure or porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)
- Epidermolysis bullosa (EB)
- Skin resurfacing procedures
- An autoimmune condition
- Genetics
- Auto-immune disease e.g. cicatricial pemphigoid or
