I have very bad skin texture and alot of it have been due to these hard yellow plugs (comedomes i think?). They don't go away on their own and I have to squeeze them out (bad I know) but they get refilled again. Once squeezed, little holes are left behind which I think are icepicks. They're all over my forehead and cheeks and you can see them in the pictures.
I'm currently starting tretinoin (Retin A) to see if it helps and was wondering if any of you with experience with these plugs or scars have any suggestions for anything that works to reduce them. I was considering dermastamping and TCA cross to treat the little holes and bigger ones in the pictures. Do any of you think they might be good treatment options for this type of scarring?
Also, something else that contributes to bad texture, mostly forehead and cheeks is that I get these underskin pimples, which I leave alone. When they get smaller, its as though the contents in them dried up and they are stuck under the skin. They feel very firm and hard to the touch and sometimes if I squeeze they come out similar to the hard yellow plugs or as a thick string of white/yellow mass.
PLEASE HELP!
The last pic is the hard yellow plugs.
They look like ice pick scars to me. I've heard TCA is best for the type of scars. Your skin texture really isn't bad, though, so try not to worry about it too much.
It's also likely that something you're using in your routine is clogging you. What products do you use on your face (makeup, facewash, moisturizer, etc.)?
