I-Milia yakheka lapho amaseli esikhumba afile ne-keratin ebambeka ngaphansi kwesikhumba esikhundleni sokuphuma ngokujwayelekile. I-Genetics, ukuvezwa kwe-UV, ukulimala kwesikhumba, nezinguquko ze-hormonal noma ze-metabolic konke kungaba nomthelela, kodwa ngokuvamile akukho sizathu esisodwa esicacile.
I-Milia ngokwayo ayinangozi futhi ayithinti impilo ejwayelekile, kodwa ingabonisa izinkinga ezingaphansi ezifana nokungalingani kwe-hormonal, izinkinga ze-metabolic, noma ukulimala kwelanga okungapheli. Izingozi eziyinhloko ukukhathazeka kwezimonyo, ukulimala okubangelwa ukuqinisa, kanye nokutheleleka kwesibili okungajwayelekile uma izilonda ziphathwa.
Indlela ethembekile kuphela yokususa i-milia ekhona ukususa ngokomzimba nguchwepheshe, kusetshenziswa amathuluzi ahlanzekile, i-laser, i-radiofrequency, noma i-electrocoagulation. Ama-Creams, ama-scrubs, nama-peels angasiza ukuvimbela izilonda ezintsha kodwa akuvamile ukususa izibindi ezigcwele ngokuphelele, ngakho gwema ukuqinisa ngokwakho futhi ubone udokotela wesikhumba noma uchwepheshe wezimonyo.