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big, hard, and painful acne that seems to grow under the skin...you cant pop it even if you tried!?

i get this "zit" about once a month that feels like this really big bump under my skin and it is really painful. its not like a regular pimple that has a "head". its just like this bump!! what is it and how can i cure it!!

i wash my face twice a day, use moisturizer, and barely wear any make up...whats the problem!??

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    it's internal... cystic acne. go see a dermatologist -- yo may need an antibiotic.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL

    1/ Never, ever touch your face.

    2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.

    3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal

    4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.

    Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.

    5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.

    6/ Do this for 90 days.

    7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.

    Source:

    A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a

    nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

    The secret is never to touch the spots

    Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It is known as a sebaceous zit. It is an inflamed oil gland just like a regular zit. It just happens to be deep.

    Unfortunately, there's not a lot that can be done about it without having a "procedure" in a doctor's office.

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  • 1 decade ago

    You are young and going through hormone changes. It sucks, I remember. I had very bad acne when I was young and sometimes they didn't have a head, they would just pop out on my face and not go away. I felt so ugly. My brother got me Proactiv and it works within 2 weeks (it's not cheap though). See if your parents will buy you that, it works like a charm!

    Good luck!

  • 1 decade ago

    This sounds horrible... well it is horrible: You can pop them by using a small needle to pierce through the layers to get to the core. It leaves you with a bad mark for a few days and a good chance of infection.

    Don't do it. Just sharing knowledge.

  • 1 decade ago

    DONT try to pop it. This type of acne can cause scarring. There's not a whole lot you can do, other than go to a dermatologist.

  • 1 decade ago

    Those suck.

    My dermatologist said you have to "dry them up".

    So every hour or so, dap it with alcohol wipes, and it'll become a regular pimple with a head faster.

  • 1 decade ago

    It could be a cyst under the skin.. I would go see a dr.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Sounds more like a boil which are caused by bacteria.

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