Hard, painful pimples...

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#16
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 !!!
 
#18
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 !
 
#19
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.
 
#21
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!
 
#22
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!
 
#23
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.
 
#24
*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
 
#25
Sternchen said:
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?
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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.
 
#28
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.
 
#29
Megs said:
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!! :
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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.
 
#30
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)
 
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