Raised skin bumps can sometimes signal cancer, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, or squamous cell carcinoma. Symptoms: Unusual growths that change in size, color, or shape, or bleed easily.

Spots can also look very different depending on your skin tone. Some pink, red, or brown spots are more obvious on fair to ...

Let's be real: You've definitely found yourself staying up late consulting Dr. Google about that raised skin bump that popped up out of nowhere all of a sudden. Is it fungal acne? A cyst?

In some people, the bumps may be discolored. In others, they appear like your natural skin color but raised, like goosebumps. Share on Pinterest Healthline/Getty Images Keratosis pilaris (also ...

Here’s a summary of the more common causes (and symptoms) of bumps on the scalp. Folliculitis is a skin infection caused by damage to your hair follicles. This infection can result in raised red ...

Skin tags are little raised bumps that grow from the skin — sort of like a mole, but the same color as your skin. “They are harmless growths,” says Robinson. “Occasionally, when they get ...

As soon as people with aquagenic urticaria come into skin contact with water, they develop itchy hives, called urticaria. The hives are made up of raised bumps on the skin called wheals.