Lump on my chest
in Health ·
A few years back, I started noticing these little bumps on my chest. They’re right in the center, between the nipples. They vary in size; some have definitely grown over time. The smallest ones you can feel are maybe a millimeter, most are around 2-3mm, and the biggest hits about 5-6mm.
There aren't a ton of them—maybe twenty. I haven't seen them spreading over the last two years, but they aren't going away either. It feels like they're just stuck there. You can't see much looking at the skin, though there's a slight bulge and a white tint underneath.
When I press on them, they feel semi-firm. If I squeeze hard enough, some of the ones closer to the surface actually pop out a whitish substance. I'm guessing it's concentrated fat, but I can't be sure. It looks a lot like light butter. It's similar to what comes out of a blackhead, except there's no "blackhead" head to speak of.
With some of the others, nothing pops out; they just sort of "squish" under pressure. I have a few actual blackheads in that same area too.
So, what am I looking at here, and how do people fix this? I tried Googling it, but besides a few guesses, I got nowhere. I couldn't find anything specifically about which of these—lipomas, cysts, dermatofibromas—can actually be squeezed out like this. I should mention my family has had lipomas, but those were usually one large lump, not a cluster of tiny ones on the chest.
Also, I'm wondering if it's possible to clear these clusters out using a syringe to suck out the "fat." It seems like that might actually work.
I forgot to mention: I'm a 20-year-old male.
Thanks.
There aren't a ton of them—maybe twenty. I haven't seen them spreading over the last two years, but they aren't going away either. It feels like they're just stuck there. You can't see much looking at the skin, though there's a slight bulge and a white tint underneath.
When I press on them, they feel semi-firm. If I squeeze hard enough, some of the ones closer to the surface actually pop out a whitish substance. I'm guessing it's concentrated fat, but I can't be sure. It looks a lot like light butter. It's similar to what comes out of a blackhead, except there's no "blackhead" head to speak of.
With some of the others, nothing pops out; they just sort of "squish" under pressure. I have a few actual blackheads in that same area too.
So, what am I looking at here, and how do people fix this? I tried Googling it, but besides a few guesses, I got nowhere. I couldn't find anything specifically about which of these—lipomas, cysts, dermatofibromas—can actually be squeezed out like this. I should mention my family has had lipomas, but those were usually one large lump, not a cluster of tiny ones on the chest.
Also, I'm wondering if it's possible to clear these clusters out using a syringe to suck out the "fat." It seems like that might actually work.
I forgot to mention: I'm a 20-year-old male.
Thanks.