A tiny yellow "donut" on the face.

SEBACEOUS HYPERPLASIA

Sebaceous hyperplasia (SH) is a focal overgrowth of sebaceous glands typically presenting as a "tiny, yellow donut" on the face of an adult. There may be one or many. There does not seem to be any relation to sun exposure.

Treatment

No treatment is needed. If treatment is desired for cosmeses, the SH may be destroyed with electrocautery or laser. But a scar may form, the lesion may recur, or a hole may be left where the SH used to be.

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