eli5:why do inside pimples occupy such a huge area?

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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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Your body fights infection using antibodies that are delivered to the area by blood flow and other fluids. When your body senses infection, it sends these fluids and antibodies to the site of the infection, which causes swelling.

In this fight, there is always some collateral damage. Your immune system kills some of your own cells at the same time it is killing the pathogens. This process can lead to further responses from your body such as induration.

Induration is when your tissues thicken and become hard. It’s similar to scar tissue, but induration can be temporary. Scar tissue is more permanent. Induration and the development of scar tissue are the reasons doctors suggest that you not squeeze acne. This further damages the tissue and actually spreads the infection.

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Your body fights infection using antibodies that are delivered to the area by blood flow and other fluids. When your body senses infection, it sends these fluids and antibodies to the site of the infection, which causes swelling.

In this fight, there is always some collateral damage. Your immune system kills some of your own cells at the same time it is killing the pathogens. This process can lead to further responses from your body such as induration.

Induration is when your tissues thicken and become hard. It’s similar to scar tissue, but induration can be temporary. Scar tissue is more permanent. Induration and the development of scar tissue are the reasons doctors suggest that you not squeeze acne. This further damages the tissue and actually spreads the infection.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Your body fights infection using antibodies that are delivered to the area by blood flow and other fluids. When your body senses infection, it sends these fluids and antibodies to the site of the infection, which causes swelling.

In this fight, there is always some collateral damage. Your immune system kills some of your own cells at the same time it is killing the pathogens. This process can lead to further responses from your body such as induration.

Induration is when your tissues thicken and become hard. It’s similar to scar tissue, but induration can be temporary. Scar tissue is more permanent. Induration and the development of scar tissue are the reasons doctors suggest that you not squeeze acne. This further damages the tissue and actually spreads the infection.

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What is an “inside pimple?”

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What is an “inside pimple?”

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What is an “inside pimple?”

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I dab ARINICA gel on any spot on my body that shows inflammation. I fall off a bike and use ARNICA. I feel inflammation of a potential zit…dap on ARNICA for just a few days…Magic stuff.
Have an inflammation inside mouth, dab on HYDROGEN PEROXIDE…it disappears in a couple days. Well, you should have learned this stuff from parents and grandparents…

ARNICA AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE

Anonymous 0 Comments

I dab ARINICA gel on any spot on my body that shows inflammation. I fall off a bike and use ARNICA. I feel inflammation of a potential zit…dap on ARNICA for just a few days…Magic stuff.
Have an inflammation inside mouth, dab on HYDROGEN PEROXIDE…it disappears in a couple days. Well, you should have learned this stuff from parents and grandparents…

ARNICA AND HYDROGEN PEROXIDE