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Raised water/oil filled bumps on face....

HI,
   I have recently acquired these bumps on my face that are raised like pimples, however they are not painful.  Just an eye sore.  They look to be filled w/ clear oil / water / liquid of some kind and are a few millimeters in diameter.  No color to them like puss or a blackhead, just look like my skin tone.  They best way I can describe them is as "mini-blisters".  Most of them are circular, but a few on my forehead are irregular-shaped.  

Please Help, they are driving me nuts!  I've tried both benzoyl-peroxide AND salycylic acid, w/ absolutely no results.  

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Look up water warts.
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I came on here last night looking for answers to the same question... little water or puss-filled raised spots on my chin that keep coming back.  I've struggled with these in the past around the lines by my nose as well as multiple times recently on both sides of my chin.  I,too, was "blessed" with herpes many years ago, so thought it might be that and have often tried to treat them with my herpes medication.  I was prescribed a steroid cream for another random raised bump on my arm a while back and have a bunch left over.  The prescribing doctor said the ointment was prescribed for a variety of skin conditions.  While I wouldn't recommend randomly using medications for uses other than what they were prescribed, I was at my wit's end with these bumps and tried it last night.  Guess what?!  POOF.  Today, the bumps had dried up and are nearly gone.  OVERNIGHT.  Not saying this is a cure-all (and you should definitely talk to a dermatologist about it), but it worked!!!  Coincidentally, I did put this on just before bed and had the worst time sleeping (I usally always pass straight out).  Not sure if it's coincidence, but maybe don't slather it on right before bed if you want to get a restful night's sleep!  Just sayin.  Best of luck!
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What med do you use? I've put acyclovir on mine but all it did was POUR water, from under my eye down my chin, and didn't seem to make it any smaller. Mine don't look like blisters. Although I do get those on my fingers and toes sometimes.
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I have had one or two of these water filled blisters on my neck over the past 20 years   I would scratch them and they would ooze clear fluid for afew days then heal and go away.  Now I have 12  or more on the back of my neck I try not to scratch but they get itchy.  I keep the area clean .but I think what causing them is some thing in my diet or stress .  tea tree oil  ( an anti fungal oil) helps slow down the bump growth and relieve some of the itching.
     At  28 years old I stopped drinking  ( a change in my diet ) at  29 yrs old they started to appear maybe one every 2 to 3 months . Bug bite a skin iratation.     But now at 61 yrs old I had a outbreak on the back of my neck 10 to 20 at time it takes about 2 weeks until  a cluster of them are gone .No diet change  but I noticed that the town water changed  .less  chlorine in the water maybe the chlorinated water kept  these itchy bumps under control(chlorine also an anti fungal)
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same thing is happening to me, they are spreading all over, I am so happy to hear others have them, but sad to know that there is really nothing to do agout them, some days they are sooo bad,it looks like i have chicken pox or some disease. so embaressing too be in my mid 40's & have "acne"so bad!! have tried various creams & cleansers & the only thing that seems to help mine is clearasil Ultra cream, vanishing acne treatment cream, tried it on my chin for couple of days & cleared right up,not coming back, knock on wood,so now applying to forehead, chest area & back, have had one on my leg for over 10 yrs so these things r very persitent,hoping this cream will keep on working.the active ingredient  is benzoyl peroxide!! comes in a white tube w/blue lettering,very affordable & lets pray it keeps on working on my whole body. will keep this page updated.
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Did the hydrogen peroxide work? I have these all over my face, chest, and shoulders....
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I have got these especially bad on my right index finger, and it seems to be seasonal. Tiny, painless, water/oil filled bumps that rupture easily and are itchy. Really really annoying and not much to look at either.
I had it break out particularly bad last summer, and I ended up obsessing over it and picking it apart. not the best idea as it all ruptured and simply would not stop leaking water. I got pretty mad so I wrapped it up with some paper towel as hard as I physically could with a paper towel. After a few days of that, the leaking and formation of bumps stopped, leaving behind a large, but uniform area of lightly scarred skin. And imo it actually came out looking pretty nice for something that was scarred, albeit I had some dry skin issues afterwards.
But of course now the bumps are back, with a few on my other fingers as well. Not as many as on my right index finger though.
And I can't do anything about it because I can't afford insurance. Damnit.
So anyone know what I can do about this then?
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