So this is going to be a bit longer than I expected since I think it would be helpful to give full details as to what Im dealing with, but feel free to just answer the title question if the rest doesnt interest you! Ill try to keep it brief

To begin with, I was having issues with a recurring blackhead on my cheek. Its one of those with a nearly unnoticeable head, but mostly you could tell it was getting full because it would raise the skin up around the head from thestringykeratin that would build up underneath. I got tired of extracting it every month, squeezing until the long string of sebum/keratin deflated the little pocket,and having it fill up again till Id have to repeat. So I began treating it daily with salicylic acid, which did not help much to reduce or prevent the buildup, but did clear away the head so it was no longer black. However, the problem with that is that it also stretched the opening of the pore much wider and when I finally extracted it again, the pore remained stretched and is likely now a scarred pore.

Once the scab fell off, I was left with shiny pink skin where I had squeezed,as well as the newgaping pore/scar. Id like to get a head start on treating this since Im insanely prone to ice pick and box car scars. Does anyone know if it is safe to either do a gentle low percent TCA cross (since the scar is so new and small at the moment) or perhaps microneedle the pore? Would this disrupt the healing of the new pink skin?

Futhermore, would TCAcrossing the pore help it not fill in anymore? If anyone has any advice on what to do about this one blackhead/keratin filling pocket on my cheek please let me know as well!

Also does anyone have any advice on how long the pink skin might take to turn into more uniform normal skin so that I can start treatment if it is better to wait?

thanks in advance!