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  • These are most likely sebaceous (oil) glands, that you can see when the lips are reddened. They mean nothing. Have a doctor look and confirm this, so you can stop thinking about it. This is probably not dangerous, just annoying. I believe this may be treatable with certain acne medications or possibly tetracycline. Here's some general info: Sebaceous hyperplasia is a skin condition in which a person develops small, yellowish growths, usually on the face. A variant of this condition, known as Fordyce’s condition causes tiny yellow dots in groups and sometimes in sheets on the lips, inside the mouth, and sometimes on the genital skin. In both conditions, the small, yellow spots represent an overgrowth of sebaceous glands. Neither sebaceous hyperplasia or Fordyce’s condition is dangerous. Fordyce's Condition is a rare skin condition not the disease which are caused by an overgrowth of the sebaceous glands. Fordyce's spots are small, painless, raised, white or pale spots or bumps 1 to 3 mm in diameter that may appear on the shaft of the penis or on the labia of women, as well as the inner surface and vermilion border of the lips of the face. They are common in men and women at any age. The condition is found in almost 90 percent of adult men. They may appear as single lesions or as symmetrical groups of 50. The spots are 2 to 5 mm in diameter. Surrounding tissue is not affected by the growth of the lesions. These spots can also appear on women. Fordyce granules appear as rice-like, white or yellow-white, asymptomatic papules of 1-3 mm. A variant of this condition, known as Fordyce's condition causes tiny yellow dots in groups and sometimes in sheets on the lips, inside the mouth, and sometimes on the genital skin. A disorder commonly seen in the elderly, characterized by multiple, spherical, reddish to black, elevated lesions rarely over 4 mm in diameter, which usually follow the course of the scrotal veins. A condition marked by the presence of numerous small yellowish-white granules on the inner surface and border of the lips. Also called Fordyce's disease . No treatment is necessary . The spots are a form of ectopic sebaceous gland , and are not known to be associated with any disease or illness and are of cosmetic concern only. They are non-infectious and a totally natural occurrence on the body. TCA chemical peels will also reverse sebaceous hyperplasia, but new lesions will occur slowly after treatment.
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