Milia are small raised pearly white or yellowish bumps on the skin they are most often seen on the skin around the cheeks nose eyes and eyelids forehead and chest but they can occur anywhere on the body milia are very common in new born babies but can affect people of any age in babies milia clear by themselves and no treatment is needed in other people they may take longer to clear and in persistent cases treatment may be needed a milium is a small raised bump on the skin it