bumps on lips, pimple looking bump on face right side of nose

Can someone please point me in the right direction?  For years, I've had these small, bumps on my lips, which seems to make my lips look a little disfigured and discolored at times. I went to a specialist who said, its nothing that can be done.

Less than a year ago what I thought was a possible pimple, has not gone away and seems to be getting bigger. It's becoming more reddish, and its bigger than when it was when I first noticed it. Its a little smaller than a dime. I was told by a doctor it could be an ingrown pimple

Any kind of help would be appreciated as these issues seem to really discourage me at times.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
The pimples on your lips can be due to Fordyce spots. They are small yellowish-white granules on the inner surface and border of the lips.
Treatment of Fordyce spots includes CO2 laser or electro desiccation, TCA chemical peels(temporary treatment),diathermy or laser vaporization.

The single pimple sounds like infected hair follicle or a sebaceous cyst. It is a closed sac occurring just under the skin which contains a "pasty" or "cheesy" looking substance called keratin.They may occur anywhere on body but scalp, ears, back, face, and upper arm, are common sites for sebaceous cysts. If they are painful means that they are infected and hence surgical excision may be required.

It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.