How to remove stubborn whiteheads?

I have really hard white heads that are like tiny white plastic beads. Usually they are just below the skin and small. The only way I have found is to pretty much dig them out with a needle. My pores are small and they absolutely won't come out just by squeezing or "lightly poking with a sterile needle". I have a few that are about the size of a small English pea and deep. Getting those out is really painful and I was wondering is there some other way, like maybe lasering the deep ones out? I do all the cleanse, exfoliate, and moisturize stuff regularly, so this is just my weird skin, I guess. I've tried all the steaming and other natural so-called remedies, but it still comes down to digging them out.