Look at these pore souls. Dr. Scott Walter — a board-certified dermatologist in the Denver area — is raising awareness about Demodex, a type of tiny eight-legged mite that resides in hair follicles ...

Microscopic mites are part of human biology. Some live harmlessly in our pores but others can trigger allergies, inflammation ...

Demodex mites, tiny eight-legged relatives of spiders, live in human hair follicles and pores, particularly on the face, and ...

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 ...

Demodex mites live inside hair follicles and pores, especially on the face. But despite their reputation, they are not invaders ...

Don't have nightmares, but some horrible creatures come out on to your face at night - and doctors can't agree whether they are friend or foe ...

It might give you the creepy-crawlies, but you almost certainly have tiny mites living in the pores of your face right now. They're known as Demodex or eyelash mites, and just about every adult human ...

The thought of playing host to microscopic mites can be upsetting. However, they are quite common and are present in up to 90% of adults. The most numerous are Demodex folliculorum, which live ...

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 ...