Face · Pattern guide
Small bumps around the mouth
Many small acne-like bumps limited to skin around the mouth, nose or eyes can need a different plan from acne. Guidance, not a diagnosis.
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Signs
small skin-coloured or inflamed bumps around the mouthpossible nose or eye-area involvementburning, itching or flakingpossible facial steroid-cream use
What may help
Options
pause non-essential new skincareask before changing a prescribed steroidin-person skin examination
When to get help
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Arrange an in-person skin examination before treating this as acne. Ask the prescriber before changing any prescribed steroid medicine. Eye pain, a red eye, light sensitivity, blurred vision, facial swelling, blistering or rapid worsening needs same-day medical assessment.
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