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[walshy]

Hey guys, I've had these little skin colored bumps for quite sometime and I want to finally deal with them, the pics are below but when I squeeze them out its like a string of puss, not very liquidy, just a long string of puss. Some that are on my chin are seriously impossible to get out and there isn't even an opening, and she i try to squeeze them out I just end up scarring my chin up even more. Ive tried just about everything from BP 10%, Salicylic Wash 2%, exfoliaters, and I'm currently doing 20% Salicylic Peels, I've done 3 of them in the past 2 weeks and haven't seen really any improvement except for the blackheads on my nose. I'm hoping someone has his problem and they know how to fix it..... Thanks.

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[Green Gables]

You're on the right track with peels, but if they're really deep in the skin, you're going to need a few months of a retinoid. I had those for years, they finally came out with 3 months of Retin A. Differin was not strong enough to get them.

[walshy]

thank you... anyone else have these things and know how to get rid of them? And can I get Retin-A without a prescription? is it topical or oral?

[walshy]

help?

[Green Gables]

help?

You can't get Retin A without a prescription, but you can get its "cousin" retinol in many products over the counter. RoC makes a good one and so does Oil of Olay.

I would also read this post: http://www.acne.org/...ld-be-a-fungus/
In some rare cases skin colored bumps are not clogged pores but a yeast/fungal problem.