Calcium Deposits on Face

Calcinosis, or commonly known as deposition of calcium on the skin is a disorder that consists of development of hard calcium lumps on the body. There are many types of calcium deposits seen all over the body and calcium deposits on face are one of them. These deposits are caused due to many reasons and mainly due to tissue damage. Tissue damage on the skin of the face and other areas can be because of autoimmune disorders like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or scleroderma. These disorders promote the deposition of calcium in the areas where they are dominant.

Calcinosis can also be caused due joint injury or the presence of tumors around the facial area. The lumps formed by calcium are usually localized to the specific area of tissue damage but some autoimmune disorders that lead to damage of soft tissue in multiple areas may cause more formation of calcinosis lumps. The following article sums up, brief information about the causes and the treatments of this disorder of calcium deposits on face, thus keep reading.

What Causes Calcium Deposits on Face

There are multiple reasons for the cause of these calcium deposits on face. They are however generalized with the overall calcium deposits under skin, as the reasons are the same for the face too. There are basically four main forms of calcinosis or calcium deposition, and they are;

• Dystrophic calcinosis
• Metastatic calcinosis
• Iatrogenic calcinosis
• Idiopathic calcinosis

Out of these four, the dystrophic calcinosis is the most commonly observed calcium deposition disorder. In this type, the victims don't have a higher than normal level of calcium or phosphate in the blood. The calcification tends to occur around the site of a recent surgery or wound and a simple acne or minor cut could also cause calcium deposits on face. The other causes of white calcium deposits on face can be as follows. More on calcium deposit symptoms.

• The main cause of calcium deposits all over the body, including the face are the failure or malfunctioning of the kidneys. The week kidneys fail to get rid of the excess calcium and phosphates in the body and eventually lead to the deposition of calcium residues on the skin. This can happen due to perspiration on the face as well.
• Over-stimulation of the thyroid gland can also be one of the reasons as it has a tendency to create too much calcium and phosphates in the body. This later results in the deposition of these elements on the skin and mostly on the face.
• Ingestion of extra amount of vitamin D may be a casual factor, not a necessary cause. But if you are taking supplements of this vitamin due to some other health problems, make sure you consult your doctor, if you observe these deposits on your face.
• Diseases like the Paget's Disease of the bones or different bone cancers and tumors related to the bone, can also be one of the major reasons of these calcium deposits on face. More on calcium side effects.

Calcium Deposits on Face Treatments

Calcium deposits on face removal from one area, can easily do this through surgery. But if you have multiple deposits on the face which keep collecting, surgery is not the cure.

• Treatment in these cases is quite difficult as there are many depositions on the face which cannot be removed through surgery.
• You can investigate the causes of the underlying depositions of calcium and consult your doctor for necessary treatments.
• Though these hard lumps of calcium deposits on face can be very painful they are not harmful to the body. You can use ice packs to nullify the pain when they are inflamed.
• Many oral medicines could be useful but use them only through prescription. Cortisone injections are advised to reduce the pain but this too should be used after prescription.
• If the pain increase too much, always check if the depositions have increased and at this stage, surgery is the only treatment to remove the lumps from the face.

With these causes and treatments for calcium deposits on face, you can be sure to get relief from pain, but since this is a disorder for life, make sure you reach the root of diagnosis.