Dermatofibromas

[Mother of Jibril]

I have several dermatofibromas that appeared in my 20s. They look like pimples or large moles, except they form a hard little lump that never goes away. I found this article today:

Open Original Shared Link

One more thing that makes sense... now that I know about my issues with inflammation and autoimmune disorders! Does anybody else have these?

[linuxprincess]

I have something very similar to that on the very top of the right side of my bum. It has no color to it, but it's the same thing, I believe. My father had several of those as well - he was an undiagnosed Celiac - the doctors told us both the same thing. Sort of. They told him that those can form with age (he passed at 79) and because they never caused him any problem, just leave them alone. He had two on his back and one on his forearm. Same thing as mine. Kind of feel like a pit in the middle or softer in the middle, but no pain so the doctors told me to just leave it unless I wanted them to lance it and take it out.

I don't know if that type of treatment would be a good option or not - I don't see anywhere that says they develop into anything serious like cancer or spread - so I'm not too worried about them. The scar from removal would probably be worse than just having a bump there.

[Mother of Jibril]

Yeah... that's what the dermatologist told me. They're not dangerous, but they can be removed if you find them uncomfortable. Unfortunately, the scar would be just as big as the dermatofibroma. Until yesterday I didn't realize they're actually tiny, benign tumors. I have them on my upper leg, shoulder and scalp.

Interesting that your father had them too.