This is a diagnosis based only your description which can be quite limited; however, what you describe could certainly represent keratosis pilaris. There are a few different effective available over-the-counter treatments for this. The two classes of agents are urea or lactic acid. Lactic acid is available in the form of Lac-Hydrin or Am-Lactin, Am-Lactin usually being the stronger of the two over-the-counter agents which is available. Ask the pharmacist; he should be able to direct you to these. The other agent is urea. Generally 20% urea products are readily available over-the-counter. Both these agents should be effective in softening the condition making it feel better and appear better.    « less

There is constantly research being done on this condition. The research consists both of questions about the etiology and susceptibility of people to this condition along with treatment options for the condition. There is a nice site from the government that allows readable access of everybody to current research articles on conditions. If you were to go to www.publicmed.gov and plugged in lichen planus, you could see the thousands of articles which have been published regarding lichen planus and the research related to it.   « less

This is very difficult to answer. There are many possible reasons for a spot like this which includes anything from cancer to noncancerous conditions. If it remains a problem, I would certainly recommend having it checked to figure out what the cause is.   « less

You have given me very little date to deal with so you must understand that my ability to answer this will be quite limited. We can break the potential problems here into multiple groups, the first being infectious. Lamisil is a treatment for fungal infection which is one of the more common infections involving the hands or feet so if this has been of little benefit, it is unlikely that there is fungus involved. The second group of conditions would be the papulosquamous disorders of which allergic contact dermatitis is one of the possibilities. This would mean that your hands or feet are coming in contact with some type of chemical that is causing them to break out. This is potentially the correctable of these groups of disorders. If you can identify the compound and eliminate it, the condition would resolve. There is a form of testing that can be done to address this which is called patch testing. The final group of disorders would be an acquired problem such as palmar plantar pustulosis or a keratoderma. These are conditions which people can develop at any age and require ongoing therapy. If creams are not effective, then the next level of treatment might be necessary which could include bath PUVA or some other oral agent.   « less

There are many effective acne products. It depends on your type of acne. I would recommend that you have an evaluation to determine what would best work for you. If you have tried off-the-shelf products, it is reasonable to consider something prescription which is usually much more effective.   « less

We are used to dealing with people in your situation. We should be able to provide the care you request. The only thing that would alter it is if these areas were obviously more than keratoses and we would be doing you a disservice to provide cryosurgery.   « less

This is not a medical term; therefore, I can only surmise a couple of possible diagnoses for this. One is necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum which is a diabetes associated condition of the legs with golden discoloration. This is very treatable with certain medications. The second would be a pigmented purpuric dermatosis which can be much harder to treat. Regardless of the diagnosis, additional deterioration can be discouraged by control of weight, blood sugar and swelling of the legs. Also some type of external support socks or hose would be very helpful.    « less

This is not a problem I have encountered or read about before. The lip has a lot of proteoglycans in its substance which contain water. Theoretically, it could have injured some of these which would have reduced their water-bonding capacity and therefore decreased the substance of the lip. Over time one would expect this to gradually improve as the proteoglycans restructured. I would recommend giving this quite some time and using some type of lip moisturizer on a regular basis to help to maximize the water retention of deeper lip components.   « less

Yes, it is okay to have these removed for cosmetic reasons. There are multiple ways to remove them that are usually cosmetically very acceptable.

If this lesion is truly in the corner of your eye proper, that is best treated by an ophthalmologist. If it is just on the skin near your eye, that is something that can be handled by most dermatologists with ease.   « less