How are milia diagnosed?

Most of the time, and especially if the patient is an infant, a doctor can diagnose milia by just looking at it. If it’s unclear whether the cysts are milia or some other type of skin condition, a skin biopsy can be useful. That’s a test in which a small piece of skin is removed and examined with a microscope.

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