Just Call Me OCD

I went to another dermatologist. She prescribed Doxycycline to replace my Minocycline and added Neosalus to put on the wound. I put it on the wound and didn't like what was happening. The scab is dry ...

I think my face looked better four days ago. Ugh. It certainly looked better a week ago before I squeezed this thing! But I'm feeling very low. Still taking 200 mg Minocycline and rubbing Bactroban on...

Thank you again for the support. I went to the dermatologist again this morning. He said I would probably end up with an indentation, which I expected. He gave me some Bactroban (Mupirocin) 2% to ...

Now it's a major problem. It is an indented scab. It's a target on my face. I don't know what to do. Please, please help.

I'm a little worried because the injection site is still very green and uneven. I realize it's only the third day out from the injection, but the scab looks dry around the edges and wet under the gre...

The injection site now has raised red edges and is slightly indented and green. It isn't pretty. I have no idea how I'll be able to cover it or how it will heal properly. I scar badly enough as it is,...

Thanks. I just washed my face and made it worse unfortunately, even though I was gentle. I'm going to the derm shortly. It's hard to even get out of the house because I feel awful about my appearance...

Thanks, everyone. It's always nice to know I'm not alone. I put on a mixture of Benzaclin, Neosporin, and hydrocortisone last night. It's still beet red, but maybe it's a teensy bit smaller (if tha...

I would recommend hydrocortisone to take down some swelling and redness.   I'm in a similar situation right now!

After going off BCP in January, my face flipped out. I ended up on Spiro 50 mg, Minocycline 100 mg, and Retin-A. I'm still struggling.   I had a deep blind pimple on my chin that had been growin...

How can it be both swollen and a crater? It started out as a painful hormonal cyst below my lip near the corner of my mouth. I popped it, the skin broke, and now it's beet red and very raised on the...

I feel everyone's pain. I was so proud of myself for not picking in a long time, but then I got a cold last week, and my nose broke out. I have zits on my nose, but the main problem I have is a cyst...

And now it's gotten crusty, and a pimple is forming next to it. =( I have to give a presentation Wednesday, and I need this gone! (I have BDD, so it's gonna be really hard for me to do the presentat...

Yes, I'm wrapping the ice in a paper towel. The redness isn't going away. =(

Thanks! The only problem is that I keep expecting after a day of not picking it that it will be ready to pick by evening. Haha. I tried it again tonight, and nope! Squeezed the hell out of it, but...

So I've got OCD, and I'm a picker. (I'm sure I'm not the only one!) With the stress of impending finals, I've had a few skin problems recently. I usually only get small pimples that go away quickly...