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[acne_battle]

I have two on my chin. They are really ugly, redish purple ones. I think they are cysts or nodules but Im not sure. I wouldve put this under severe acne but I have moderate acne so I decided to put it here instead. I was wondering how I can get these two horrible whatever kind of pimples they are to come to a head. Ive had them for a couple of days, they are just getting bigger, and bigger but there are no whiteheads to em. How can I make these two come to a head?

[changeover]

Uhm when I get big zits I just put lots of Bp on them, they usually go away in a day or two. Maybe that helps?

[Kalia]

Fall asleep with make-up on and sleep for 3+ hours, that's what happened to me to much of my dismay, i'll have some new redmarks for my lovely date tommorow. Any way i'm done iwht my ranting, but try and put a warm compress on it for awhile.

[Wynne]

If you really want them to come to a head, apply heat compresses. Wet a washcloth, stick it in the microwave for 10 seconds at a time while watching carefully for flames (I'm not kidding! ). Take the washcloth out carefully, let it cool off a bit and then apply directly to your pimples.

Doing that several times a day for a while might help it to come to a head. Plus it feels soothing. It also mobilizes circulation and could help the pimple out a bit.

If then you must pop it, please be sure to follow Dan's recommendation for popping it: How to pop a pimple

[acne_battle]

I hope these heal soon because my face hurts I put hot water on a papertowel and used that as a hot compress instead. Then I put clean and clear persa gel on the two cystic pimples

[acne_battle]

I feel like bursing out in tears At first these were two whiteheads. I popped them using Dans method but I guess I pushed too hard. Now they are two cysts and they are infected. They are the only zits on my face. I am so embarressed! I dont want to go to work but I have to

[willow569]

I feel like bursing out in tears At first these were two whiteheads. I popped them using Dans method but I guess I pushed too hard. Now they are two cysts and they are infected. They are the only zits on my face. I am so embarressed! I dont want to go to work but I have to

Sorry Molly! Applying ice tonight might be a good idea, and maybe some neosporin cream.

[Wynne]

I feel like bursing out in tears At first these were two whiteheads. I popped them using Dans method but I guess I pushed too hard. Now they are two cysts and they are infected. They are the only zits on my face. I am so embarressed! I dont want to go to work but I have to

Sorry Molly! Applying ice tonight might be a good idea, and maybe some neosporin cream.

Awww shoot. Ice will help a lot. I did the same thing (pricked it with a needle) a month ago with a cyst. But with ice and ibuprofen then naproxen sodium, it went away very quickly.

[acne_battle]

I feel like bursing out in tears At first these were two whiteheads. I popped them using Dans method but I guess I pushed too hard. Now they are two cysts and they are infected. They are the only zits on my face. I am so embarressed! I dont want to go to work but I have to

Sorry Molly! Applying ice tonight might be a good idea, and maybe some neosporin cream.

Awww shoot. Ice will help a lot. I did the same thing (pricked it with a needle) a month ago with a cyst. But with ice and ibuprofen then naproxen sodium, it went away very quickly.

I wish I could take ibuprofen. That gives me major diarrhea! Aleeve is wonderful! I just dont take it much because it can cause internal bleeding

[Wynne]

..I wish I could take ibuprofen. That gives me major diarrhea! Aleeve is wonderful! I just dont take it much because it can cause internal bleeding

Aleve will work, too. It's naproxen sodium. And only occasional usage is unlikely to cause GI bleeding.

Ice will also give you some quick immediate relief from the swelling and pain. Less so for swelling, but it will help a bit after your first icing session.

Wrap the ice in a paper towel or thin cloth towel and put it on the spots for five minutes on, five minutes off. You can leave it on for less than five particularly if it is uncomfortably cold. I think I tolerated about 2 minutes of cold, rested it for a bit, then put it on again. Do that for 20 minutes: ice on, ice off. Three or so times a day and it will feel a lot better and begin to look better.

[acne_battle]

..I wish I could take ibuprofen. That gives me major diarrhea! Aleeve is wonderful! I just dont take it much because it can cause internal bleeding

Aleve will work, too. It's naproxen sodium. And only occasional usage is unlikely to cause GI bleeding.

Ice will also give you some quick immediate relief from the swelling and pain. Less so for swelling, but it will help a bit after your first icing session.

Wrap the ice in a paper towel or thin cloth towel and put it on the spots for five minutes on, five minutes off. You can leave it on for less than five particularly if it is uncomfortably cold. I think I tolerated about 2 minutes of cold, rested it for a bit, then put it on again. Do that for 20 minutes: ice on, ice off. Three or so times a day and it will feel a lot better and begin to look better.

Oh okay! I shall listen to the words of an RN (my mom is also an RN hehehe) My face is a little bit better tonight. I used a pack of frozen vegetables wrapped in a couple of paper towels and used that on my face. I washed my face, put my evoclin on, and put on some clean & clear persa gel. The persa gel is so so. I am looking foward to getting dans bp. I ordered it today! I live near SF so it probably wont take very long to get here

[phaser]

Go to a drugstore and buy 'Ichtyoli'. It's a medicine, when put on pimples and other suppurated areas it sucks the pus out. stay with it permanently and in no time the goo will come out and will be ready to pop.

[acne_battle]

Go to a drugstore and buy 'Ichtyoli'. It's a medicine, when put on pimples and other suppurated areas it sucks the pus out. stay with it permanently and in no time the goo will come out and will be ready to pop.

Thank you for the suggestion! How do you pronounce the name of that product though. I cannot say it

[phaser]

Go to a drugstore and buy 'Ichtyoli'. It's a medicine, when put on pimples and other suppurated areas it sucks the pus out. stay with it permanently and in no time the goo will come out and will be ready to pop.

Thank you for the suggestion! How do you pronounce the name of that product though. I cannot say it

It's pronounced 'Ihtiol' and it's the wonder medicine that helped me for 2 years of my life when I had ENORMOUS (NO exaggeraton) furuncles. It literally sucks the pus from deep within the damaged area and forms a white head. A smart thing to do is let to let it suck up all the pus.
The medicine is in the shape of a black-coloured cream and is applied locally on the pimple and just a little bir around it.

Sometimes, if the abnormality is bigger, you can actually feel the goo coming out and forming a head.

[MissKiss]

^^ HAHA my parents always used to tell me to use this stuff, they are obsessed with it. But of course they have been calling it black sab. I dont know how well it works on pimples but i used to use it for ingrown hairs and all that kind of stuff so it could work.

[themanyo33]

I think its called ichtyol b/c i tried googling it. Does a drug store like eckerd carry it?

[oOo]

I use some japanese product called tokuhon-a. It's like a patch and it sucks all the white goo out. It contains inflammatory stuff though but it does its job.