If you are reading this, you are probably not alone. Most people on Earth are habitats for mites that spend the majority of their brief lives burrowed, head-first, in our hair follicles, primarily of ...

As you fall asleep each night, you can take comfort in knowing you are never truly alone — thanks to the dozens of eight-legged mites crawling out of your pores to party. You can’t see or feel these ...

Ever feel an itch on your face that seems to come out of nowhere — especially around your nose, eyes, or cheeks? That tingly feeling might not be your imagination. It could be the microscopic ...

On this episode of American Horror Story: Beauty, I’m sorry to report that, on a microscopic level, some creepy, crawly characters are living on your face. Almost everyone has a type of mite called ...

The Demodex mite is a ubiquitous microscopic ectoparasite that colonises the pilosebaceous units on human skin, notably the eyelids, where it may contribute to conditions such as blepharitis and ...

I often see patients with rosacea, a chronic skin condition that causes redness, swelling and sometimes bumps on the face. While there are many factors that may contribute to it, one possible cause is ...

Every pore on the human face is a walled garden in which tiny mites live, multiply and die. In news that is bound to have individuals scratching their heads, scientists have revealed that there are ...

Elizabeth Yeu, MD, provides a comprehensive overview of Demodex blepharitis stemming from infestations of eyelash follicle mites. In this video segment featuring Dr. Elizabeth Yeu, an expert in ...

Dear Doctors: I am a 29-year-old woman, and I am concerned that I might have mites in my areola. I found one when I tried to squeeze what I thought was a whitehead and saw a demodex mite come out. I ...

OMAHA, NE - January 22, 2026 - PRESSADVANTAGE - Modern Vision Solutions has announced the publication of a new article, ...