I have an inside pimple right now, I took a needle and popped it and some of that white fluid came out. Yet the area is still very tight, like it it were a wad of muscles squeezing together and balled up. Of course I’ve had a thousand of these it’s not my first time. But what I’m confused about is how come the area is so much larger than the actual fluid that comes out. And why does it stay bunched up for a day even after you pull out the fluid?
EDIT: everyone can rest easy my ingrown hair has been expelled from my body.
Edit2: I never asked for medical advice on what to do with my pimple.
Edit3: an inside pimple can be a called a postule or a papule. If you don’t know just Google it.
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wait wait
so you can have a pimple and a ingrown hair? at the same time
wait wait
so you can have a pimple and a ingrown hair? at the same time
What you’re calling an “inside pimple” is probably a sebaceous cyst. Where pimples that come to a head on your skin are filled with pus, these harder, under-the-skin bumps are filled with sebum, a waxy substance that’s nearly impossible to squeeze out entirely. And if you do it, you’re likely to be left with a scar or a permanent pock mark. Instead, you should apply as much heat as you can stand to the spot (a hot facecloth, regularly changed) for several minutes. This softens the sebum in the cyst, and you can massage it back under the skin, where it will reabsorb more easily.
wait wait
so you can have a pimple and a ingrown hair? at the same time
What you’re calling an “inside pimple” is probably a sebaceous cyst. Where pimples that come to a head on your skin are filled with pus, these harder, under-the-skin bumps are filled with sebum, a waxy substance that’s nearly impossible to squeeze out entirely. And if you do it, you’re likely to be left with a scar or a permanent pock mark. Instead, you should apply as much heat as you can stand to the spot (a hot facecloth, regularly changed) for several minutes. This softens the sebum in the cyst, and you can massage it back under the skin, where it will reabsorb more easily.
What you’re calling an “inside pimple” is probably a sebaceous cyst. Where pimples that come to a head on your skin are filled with pus, these harder, under-the-skin bumps are filled with sebum, a waxy substance that’s nearly impossible to squeeze out entirely. And if you do it, you’re likely to be left with a scar or a permanent pock mark. Instead, you should apply as much heat as you can stand to the spot (a hot facecloth, regularly changed) for several minutes. This softens the sebum in the cyst, and you can massage it back under the skin, where it will reabsorb more easily.
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