A male asked:
between my lower lip and chin, there's like a small small bump. it hurts and have no idea what it is. any help? the dot isn't really visible. pimple?
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Dr. Barbara Stark Baxter answered
42 years experience Allergy and Immunology
Skin bump / papule : When it's invisible, doctors can't diagnose. If painful, it is probably a tiny infection, either viral or bacterial. A routine pimple would be bacterial , so you could dab a tiny spot of antibiotic ointment on it; bactroban (mupirocin) or polysporin would be better than neosporin , which can cause an allergy. If not itchy, it's probably not an allergy. It will change in time. Wait and see. Then go see a doc.
Answered on Oct 24, 2015
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