Hard, painful pimples...

LouisLady · Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:15 PM

dudeeeee i JUST popped a cyst i had for weeks...it was RIGHT below my brow...it started off a few weeks ago as a small bump...then weeks went by and it got bigger..and more visible...then i got fed up and HAD to try to pop it. it hurt ...VERY much...pus...blood came out...then the next morning, my eye was puffy...i assume the toxins spreaded out...i had a nasty huge dark scab...then just this morning i peeled off the scab and it was all gone.

persa gel 10 was included in this !!!

Blair Waldorf · Dec 11th, 2006, 12:58 AM

I have one on my nose right now...it just came and I suspect it won't leave till Christmas!

mellecyn · Dec 11th, 2006, 05:48 AM

I was just gonna post on that !!!
I need to buy the acid salicilic cream you´re talking about.....but it isn´t too harsch ?
I tried clinique, my skin reacted....washing my face with Avene "young skin problems" (not that young anymore and waayyy past puberty) and it dried all my skin as well....:(
What do you do to prevent them ?
What do you do to hide them ? (especially once I "touched" the neasty white head ones....) sorry for the details. It looks so disgusting !

mizcherie · Dec 24th, 2009, 04:46 PM

Unfortunately, these "hard" red bump pimples are caused by our estrogen hormones and thats why we tend to only get them on our cheeks, chin and lower nose. You may have noticed they only really appear when our bodies are going through menstrual cycles and when we are stressed. There are creams, gels and other forms of treatment to reduce the swelling, look and the painful feel, but since this is a hormone caused pimple we cannot stop them from comming back. However thats why they have created an acne medication that treat this problem such as Roaccutane. This is an oral administration that reduces sebum secreation. If this is only a once-a-month problem, and you only get a few at a time the best thing to do is to stick with the gels and creams. If you start to continuosly get these "blind pimples" and you get them in large amounts it is best you advise you GP about it and get the right treatment.

luvhautecouture · Dec 25th, 2009, 03:52 PM

^^^ thanks for the good info

azhangie · Dec 25th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Have you tried mario badescu drying lotion or buffering lotion? The buffering lotion is really good for those deep down bumps/pimples. The products are really cheap and works really well!

cmichelle · Dec 25th, 2009, 05:22 PM

Yes, I get them really bad on my jawline. I've just been using Neutrogen on the spot zit cream and it's been working ok. I like to just leave them alone so I don't end up with a scar!

aliceanna · Dec 25th, 2009, 06:01 PM

Cortisone shots are great for these pimples, but be aware that while they do help the cyst to heal more quickly, they can also cause a depressed scar. If your skin is the type that scars, be a little wary of the cortisone shots.

Farforah · Dec 25th, 2009, 09:46 PM

*Just find a great products that works for your skin .. mine are Obagi and Kate Somerville + use Clarisonic and before applying masks and body lotions open your pores in a sauna rooms <3

*Wash your face twice a day and scrub twice or three times a week! + Change your sheets everyday or twice a week!

*Adopt to a beauty routine and stay away from makeup

*Stay away from fried food as much as you can + Drink WATER

*SUNBLOCK SUNBLOCK AND SUNBLOCK - I've discovered that sun causes me breakouts :S

bunnymasseuse · Dec 25th, 2009, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by Sternchen

Hey everybody :)

Wanted to know if any of you have experience with this. At times (usually before my period and during hot spells) I get very hard, painful pimples, usually on my right cheek kinda by my nose and under my bottom lip on the left side.

This may be gross - but I have to admit that I'm a pimple popper and that I attempt to pop these at times, but they won't pop. ONE (only once) did I pop (lance) it with a needle - and it worked. Didn't leave a scab or anything, like it would if I had just attempted it with my fingers. I know that it can't possibly be good to do it with a needle, that's why I haven't done it since then.

For those of you that have these types of pimples, what do you do to get them to go away? I just bought a Clinique Night Solutions Acne Treatment Gel to use on my face before I go to bed - and that seems to work pretty good. The pimple has since then gotten noticeably smaller and should be gone within a day or two (I have only been using the gel for 2 days! lol)

So...what do you do?

For a while I was taking Black Walnut Hull pills and they act like an astringent (not good for long term use) and I found that they not only helped my bad-natured pimple popping addition, but the pimples I was popping were hard... meaning the puss inside had become solid and not liquid and nasty. I attributed it to the BWH I spoke of above, but since it's an astringent that's over all it does apparently tend to dry you out in a general sense.. not just on your face. So you should probably drink more water if you get on them.

bunnymasseuse · Dec 25th, 2009, 10:40 PM

Originally Posted by LouisLady

persa gel 10 was included in this !!!

I never had good luck with persa gel, good to hear it's working for you!

sara.p · Dec 28th, 2009, 04:03 AM

i use thermaclear when i get the slightest feeling i am getting a pimple and use queen helene mint julep mask as spot treatment! :)

Winston · Dec 28th, 2009, 07:59 AM

One of the best ways to treat cystic acne is with a product called Duac. It needs to be prescribed, but works wonders. It is a combination of persa gel and clyndimician (sp) which seeks to nab the cyst and the bacteria that's associated with it.

LOREBUNDE · Dec 28th, 2009, 08:03 AM

Originally Posted by Megs

You could hot-pack it. Get a clean wash-cloth and put hot water on it and place it on the zit- it might kinda bring it to a head. Ugh.. I don't miss those zits!! :

This is what I do too though I haven't had one in years, thank god.
I'm a firm believer in just letting a pimple run it's course. I rather have it for 2 weeks than end up with a scar. I agree, this kind of pimple takes forever to go away.

sdkitty · Dec 28th, 2009, 10:51 AM

This cystic acne is really something for the dermatologist to treat. You cannot pop them. the good news is as you get older this will pass (of course that doesn't help now)

Jul 23rd, 2006, 11:15 PM	#16
LouisLady Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,736	Re: Hard, painful pimples... dudeeeee i JUST popped a cyst i had for weeks...it was RIGHT below my brow...it started off a few weeks ago as a small bump...then weeks went by and it got bigger..and more visible...then i got fed up and HAD to try to pop it. it hurt ...VERY much...pus...blood came out...then the next morning, my eye was puffy...i assume the toxins spreaded out...i had a nasty huge dark scab...then just this morning i peeled off the scab and it was all gone. persa gel 10 was included in this !!!
LouisLady Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 6,736

Dec 11th, 2006, 12:58 AM	#17
Blair Waldorf Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,702	Re: Hard, painful pimples... I have one on my nose right now...it just came and I suspect it won't leave till Christmas!
Blair Waldorf Member Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,702

Dec 11th, 2006, 05:48 AM	#18
mellecyn Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,293	Re: Hard, painful pimples... I was just gonna post on that !!! I need to buy the acid salicilic cream you´re talking about.....but it isn´t too harsch ? I tried clinique, my skin reacted....washing my face with Avene "young skin problems" (not that young anymore and waayyy past puberty) and it dried all my skin as well....:( What do you do to prevent them ? What do you do to hide them ? (especially once I "touched" the neasty white head ones....) sorry for the details. It looks so disgusting !
mellecyn Member Joined: Feb 2006 Posts: 4,293

Dec 24th, 2009, 04:46 PM	#19
mizcherie Member Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Hormones Unfortunately, these "hard" red bump pimples are caused by our estrogen hormones and thats why we tend to only get them on our cheeks, chin and lower nose. You may have noticed they only really appear when our bodies are going through menstrual cycles and when we are stressed. There are creams, gels and other forms of treatment to reduce the swelling, look and the painful feel, but since this is a hormone caused pimple we cannot stop them from comming back. However thats why they have created an acne medication that treat this problem such as Roaccutane. This is an oral administration that reduces sebum secreation. If this is only a once-a-month problem, and you only get a few at a time the best thing to do is to stick with the gels and creams. If you start to continuosly get these "blind pimples" and you get them in large amounts it is best you advise you GP about it and get the right treatment.
mizcherie Member Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1

Dec 25th, 2009, 05:22 PM	#22
cmichelle Member Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1	Yes, I get them really bad on my jawline. I've just been using Neutrogen on the spot zit cream and it's been working ok. I like to just leave them alone so I don't end up with a scar!
cmichelle Member Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 1

Dec 25th, 2009, 03:52 PM	#20
luvhautecouture Chanelaholic Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,313	^^^ thanks for the good info

Dec 25th, 2009, 05:05 PM	#21
azhangie Piggy Fajita Joined: Sep 2007 Location: I see cows and hills Posts: 1,996	Have you tried mario badescu drying lotion or buffering lotion? The buffering lotion is really good for those deep down bumps/pimples. The products are really cheap and works really well!

Dec 25th, 2009, 06:01 PM	#23
aliceanna Hello, Framboise! Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 437	Cortisone shots are great for these pimples, but be aware that while they do help the cyst to heal more quickly, they can also cause a depressed scar. If your skin is the type that scars, be a little wary of the cortisone shots.
aliceanna Hello, Framboise! Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 437

Dec 25th, 2009, 09:46 PM	#24
Farforah Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 43	Just find a great products that works for your skin .. mine are Obagi and Kate Somerville + use Clarisonic and before applying masks and body lotions open your pores in a sauna rooms <3 Wash your face twice a day and scrub twice or three times a week! + Change your sheets everyday or twice a week! Adopt to a beauty routine and stay away from makeup Stay away from fried food as much as you can + Drink WATER *SUNBLOCK SUNBLOCK AND SUNBLOCK - I've discovered that sun causes me breakouts :S
Farforah Member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 43

Dec 28th, 2009, 04:03 AM	#27
sara.p Account Deactivated Joined: Dec 2009 Location: new york Posts: 218	i use thermaclear when i get the slightest feeling i am getting a pimple and use queen helene mint julep mask as spot treatment! :)

Dec 28th, 2009, 07:59 AM	#28
Winston Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 161	One of the best ways to treat cystic acne is with a product called Duac. It needs to be prescribed, but works wonders. It is a combination of persa gel and clyndimician (sp) which seeks to nab the cyst and the bacteria that's associated with it.
Winston Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 161

Dec 28th, 2009, 10:51 AM	#30
sdkitty Member Joined: Jan 2006 Location: San Diego Posts: 3,620	This cystic acne is really something for the dermatologist to treat. You cannot pop them. the good news is as you get older this will pass (of course that doesn't help now)