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[Gfunk]

This morning i woke up with a big red angry looking pimple (without a head) smack bang in the middle of my forehead. Its very painful, ive tried putting ice on it but it did not help, and i cannot pick it as it has no head. How do i reduce the pain and redness. ???

[acne_battle]

Do you have medical insurance? If you do, I think you should go to the dermatologist and have him or her inject it with cortisone. The zit will subside within 48 hours and it will be gone

[Gfunk]

No i dont and there is no derm anywhere near where i live so thats not an option

[tommy_boi]

I have one of these too, its on the left side of my head and it just wont go away no matter what i do, it has no head so it wont even pop, its been there for about a week or so now, the thing is its very unusual for me to get these sort of lumps on my head, i normally dont get any acne on my head at all, how quick here in the UK can you get in to a dermatologist for a shot, i know the last time i think i had to wait over 3 months once i seen the doctor?.

[allysaurus]

Just keep icing it and take some ibuprofen. I use Mario Badescu's buffering lotion for cystic acne and it helps reduce those spots overnight. I've had a giant cyst on my forehead for two weeks now and it's gradually shrinking and not as red...that's about all I can ask for.

[Scratchy Cat]

Just keep icing it and take some ibuprofen. I use Mario Badescu's buffering lotion for cystic acne and it helps reduce those spots overnight. I've had a giant cyst on my forehead for two weeks now and it's gradually shrinking and not as red...that's about all I can ask for.

Once you see it red painful ect would SA help at all at that point. I had a place next to my nose used SA and it didnt get any worse like thought it would. Its gone now.

[MiBFTo]

Icing won't necessarily make anything feel or look better right off the bat. For me it's always a cumulative effect.

Definitely take an anti inflammatory, like ibuprophin.

[Gfunk]

I managed to squeeze some of the stuff out on monday now its almost completely gone by wednesday woohoo i thought this was gonna be in for the long stay.

[Mr.Spicoli]

Try taking zinc. I'm not sure if it will deminish the spot you have now, but it will help prevent future cysts