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underground pimplee, ughh
yeah so i have one of them underground pimples, and it hurts like a bitchhh. i really want it gone by like friday, so i was wondering what would work. would putting a hot face cloth on it then putting an ice cube on it bring it to a head? its like spreading if i try to pop it (i knowww i'm not supposed to) and it's really annoying me. any other suggestions? (that work quickly & i don't have to go out and buy something)
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I'm not sure if what you're describing is an abscess (below the skin- red- feels like a fluid underneath- hard to soft- swollen- tender) or something else. i think that you are talking about an abscess.
An abscess means that some bacteria got under your skin- grew and made this small pocket of pus. Big ones are usually cut open to let drain- and then a person is given antibiotics.
When they are small- warm compresses can be used- and if you can see a doctor- a short course of antibiotics- when it gets more like a soft pocket- often with a white spot on top- you can take a sterile needle (if it is not too big) (sterile neede- use a sewing needle or a safety pin- rubbing alcohol to clean it- or under a match flame)- and then pierce through the skin and then drain the collection. Problem is that it may re-accumulate without antibiotics.
If it is larger though- don't touch it. Go to the doctor and he will either make an incision and drain and pack it with gauze to help it heal.
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ouch i had these and its not pretty. ok what i do is put toothpaste on them. not in public but at nite put it on and leave it on all night. then in the morining wash it off. use the really minty kind it works best. it dries out the pimple and soon you'll be pimple free. in just two nite i got rid of a huge one. good luck!
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when you have time in the morning use a hot facecloth and at night, which always works for me put a little bacitracin over it, it makes it less sensitive and always helps the stuff inside the pimple to come out faster
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Hot facecloths really do help. Don't ice it that much though- the heat is what really helps it, AND relieves pain.
Only pop it if it starts to ooze on its own- otherwise you'll be left with a funky scar that fades after about three years.
Other things you can do (depending on what you already have) are frequent application of fast-acting spot treatment, rubbing alcohol or toner (to dry it up faster) and Visine to get the red out- try it, it realy works! The best thing, though, is to treat it, and leave it alone. Touching it constantly only makes it worse.
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