What to do if you have white rice-like pimples on your skin

White rice-like pimples on the skin may be related to keratosis pilaris, milia, acne, etc. They can be treated with topical medications, oral medications, and physical methods. 1. Keratosis pilaris: If the patient has keratosis pilaris, it will also lead to the symptom of white rice-like pimples on the skin. The manifestation of follicular papules, similar to chicken skin. Patients can follow the doctor’s instructions to take vitamin E, vitamin A cream and other drugs, can effectively soften the follicle keratin plug, improve the patient’s symptoms. 2. Corns: Corns are a common type of retention cyst originating from the epidermis or epithelium of the appendages. Primary milia are formed by undeveloped sebaceous glands and may subside naturally, possibly due to genetic factors. Secondary milia often develop after trauma, skin diseases (e.g., epidermolysis bullosa, etc.), or medications (e.g., antipyretic drugs), and may be associated with damage to the sweat ducts. Patients can go to regular hospitals for needle picking method, picking the surface of the papule and squeezing out the yellowish-white granules can be. Electric drying method, fractional carbon dioxide laser and other modes of treatment, can be localized to the destruction of tissue cauterization, so as to achieve the purpose of treatment. 3. Acne: If the local skin is infected with Propionibacterium acnes, it can also trigger the growth of white rice-like pimples. Clindamycin metronidazole cream and benzoyl peroxide cream can be used externally in the hospital, together with red and blue light and photodynamic therapy, which can destroy Propionibacterium acnes, thereby reducing the inflammatory response and alleviating the patient’s discomfort. During the treatment period, it is necessary to pay attention to local hygiene, keep the local dry and clean. And under the guidance of a professional physician, not blindly use drugs.