Little spots all over face

[samhawks]

Hi can anyone tell me if they get little spots ,, for the last two months I've not been with out them on my face , some are raised some are not but I've never had spots ,

[andi_1]

Hi, I am currently waiting for a full diagnosis, I have a differential one of Behcets. But part of this diagnosis came due to consistent spots, very red some large and some small. I always have them on my face, in my head and on the top of my back. They last weeks at a time. They can at times be itchy, and are generally painful to touch. Only time my face has been clear was when I was pregnant. Xx

[samhawks]

Mine to are sore and itchy , I can't go without make up as there every where x

[andi_1]

I have become used to them over the years, I don't bother with make up at all anymore, unless I am going out which is rare and with them being itchy I tend to rub make up off. Haha. I have never been without them. I used to also get a lot of boils and abscesses. I hope the settle down for you. Depending on where they are they can be very painful can't they? I give some names at times as they look like extra heads. Crikey I sound wacky don't I? Haha. Xx

[samhawks]

Yes indeed lol I'm not like my second or third head lol x

[andi_1]

Lol. Ya gotta laugh haven't you. Xx

[lovenothate]

Hi, I get them on my face when I reduce the dose of steroids... Have you been reducing your pred if you take it? Will

[Michja]

Hi I have had them for the past 23 yeas. When I was a teenager I had clear skin then after my first flare I had them from that day on. On my face in hair line and top on neck in hair line. I normally had 15 at a time. When I was younger I had more of a mass sore over the whole of my chin. Painful & embarrassing. Now diagnosed I'm on colchicine & they have reduced to about 1 per day. I have never been able to wa foundation but now feel I don't have to anyway.

[samhawks]

What are the spots and what can help ? I've been on my meds for so long but spots are new

[MrsBeau]

Yep, here too. Small ones across forehead and in hairline either side, down sides of my neck. They come up fast, too. In under an hour, I can go from fine to looking like I've picked up a dose of something unpleasant. Nothing seems to significantly help, except pred which gives me perfectly flawless glowing skin on day three, before I turn into a complete moody hag on day 4+. I've never taken it just for my skin, I'd need to be in serious strife with ulceration to justify the negative side effects.

Tea tree oil seems to make the area a bit less angry, perhaps worth a shot?

[Kwatson8 in reply to MrsBeau]

Tea tree oil seems to help here, too.

[Michja]

I have been explained that they are like ulcers. Inflammation in the hair folicals. Like on the arms & legs, ulcers can happen anywhere. I find them ugly but not as painful as ulcers in other places.

[runninggirl08]

Just saw post from a behcets group I'm in...a derm recommended a 50/50 combo of cod liver oil and vitamin e. She used it and within four days they were gone. Worth a try. Hope u find relief

[Bethb in reply to runninggirl08]

Hi, I have these sports all over my chest and back, they are getting worse.

This combination sounds like it's worth a go, although I do take loads of vitamins and dietary supplements that include these things.

I wonder , Was this combination taken orally or applied topically to the effected area? Also, do you make it up?

[Michja]

Dear Erssie, I'm only speaking for myself but from reading so many posts over the year or so I think all the above questions you have will vary form one BD suffer to the other.

For me mine just pop up for no reason. Start small pin head size & red, NO white head. They can pop oozing clear fluid or just grow to about 2 to 5cm in size. At times having a range of 1 to 25 or more. Some end up joining in size and YES they are sore. I'm sorry I don't feel comfortable putting a photo up but I know I have viewed my exact sores on a BD web sight before. Sorry it was a few years ago & I can't remember.

[westyorkshiregal]

When I took high doses of prednisone, my skin would become an oil slick and I would get these large boils and spots around my hairline and back. No white head just red looking, big and painful.

Under my chin was the worst and I used to try squeeze them, I have no idea why? because they hurt like heck!

I have quite a few scars today so please don't be picking! I always had perfect skin up until I took prednisone (kidding) when I stopped the pred my skin was back to perfect. Who knows? I blame all my negative symptoms on prednisone.

I hope you get it sorted samhawkes x

[mk-needs-a-nap]

Hey sam. I get little spots on my face, arms and legs constantly because of behcets. I always have the ointment and cream versions of Bactroban handy which clear it up in a day or so. If theyre itchy and sore which mine sometimes are you could try putting hot teabags over the spot for a couple of minutes and the swelling will go down too.