Question

Can you pop keratosis pilaris bumps?

Answer 1

You should not pop keratosis pilaris bumps because if you do pop the keratosis pilaris bumps it could make the bumps worse and cause infection.

To get rid of keratosis pilaris bumps you can apply some coconut oil daily to the keratosis pilaris bumps and within a month or two the keratosis pilaris bumps should be gone.

Exfoliating the skin and taking a warm bath can also help with keratosis pilaris bumps.

There's no medical cure for keratosis pilaris but you can help it go away and soothe it but sometimes eventually after some years the keratosis pilaris will go away and may not come back.

I had keratosis pilaris when I was age 20 and it went away by age 30 years old so keratosis pilaris can go away.

But I used coconut oil daily on the keratosis pilaris bumps and it really did help with it.

You can also get some creams for the keratosis pilaris bumps.

Answer 2

Keratosis pilaris is a harmless skin condition which causes dry, rough patches and tiny bumps, often on the upper arms, thighs, cheeks or buttocks.

The bumps with keratosis pilaris usually don't hurt or itch. Keratosis pilaris is often considered a common variant of skin.

Keratosis pilaris can appear as round or oval-shaped waxy or rough bump, typically on the face, chest, a shoulder or the back.

A flat growth or a slightly raised bump with a scaly surface, with a characteristic "pasted on" look.

Varied size, from very small to more than 1 inch (2.5 centimeters) across.

Some actinic keratoses can turn into squamous cell skin cancer.

Because of this, the lesions are often called precancer.

They are not life-threatening.

But if they are found and treated early, they do not have the chance to develop into skin cancer.