How Long Does A Pimple Last?

Indeed it takes time for pimples to clear, sometimes months. Comedones (whiteheads and blackheads) can last for weeks or months if not treated. Inflammatory acne lesions clear within a few days to a few weeks. However, red marks that was left after the pimple subsized later on turn to brown color can stay for months; sometimes for as long as 6 months.

In certain case, when an acne heals, another one starts to develop at exactly the same spot. So it appears that the acne can last for months. Cysts have a tendency to occur in the same spot and you may notice that they may have various sizes as time progress. No matter how great the temptations to pick on this lesions, do not ever give in to it as it will only make the cysts prolong and worsen it as well as causing scars on the spot.

Why is it so bad when we pick a pimple? The irritation caused by picking or squeezing your pimple may give you an immediate feeling of satisfaction as you have done something to clear the contents of the pimple and make your skin feel smoother. However, in the short run, what you have done is making the spot redder and prone to having a brown marks or a depressed scar. And it doesn't prevent the pimple from reoccurring at the same spot again.

The main purpose of treating acne is to prevent it from appearing. However, once acne appears, our priorty is to clear the acne in the shortest possible time. Early treatment of acne and avoidance of picking of acne go a long way in keeping scarring at bay. To properly identify what cause acne in your case, try to avoid applying acne medications that irritated your skin. Note down anythings that you do differently that cause the acne flare. It can be due to new cream or gel that you use, or certain medications that you stop using. Or is it exams just around the corner ?

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Are We Supposed To Pop Blackheads and Whiteheads?

In general, it is recommended that you does not squeeze or pop your pimples. Squeezing pimples make them worse and can cause scarring as you might cause damages to the surrounding skin tissues and pushing the pus content and bacteria deeper into the skin. Of course there is exceptional case in which you can squeeze pimples such as when they are ready to pop.

Whiteheads are a type of comedones which contain inactive P. acnes bacteria. The sebum content are blocked under the pores with no opening to the surface. That means they don't have any "heads".

Whiteheads content can only be removed with popping with extreme force as there are no opening on the spot. This might leads to inflamed lesion being developed and skin tissues damages. Therefore, whiteheads should never be squeeze at all cost.

Even though the above rule for whiteheads apply to blackheads as well, there are cases where the blackhead should be squeezed. Maybe it shouldn't be done by you but by a dermatologist.

Squeezing of blackheads contents only provides a temporary solution to clear the sebum in those particular spots, they will come back again very soon. A typical example is the blackheads that are located in your nose.

For self help acne sufferers, you can squeeze the blackheads with a blackheads remover tool. Follow proper procedures carefully when squeezing the blackheads with this tool.

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Why do my acne have no reaction to the standard treatments?

Specific medical conditions that you have may cause and aggravate acne. Acne sufferers with these medical conditions normally have more severe acne that do not respond to standard acne treatment.

Women who have an excess of androgen hormone normally have irregular periods, excessive hairiness and oiliness, male pattern baldness and deepening of the voice. They may show no improvements at all when treated with the standard acne treatment.

What causes the excess androgen hormone in women? Having polycystic ovarian syndrome in women is one of the most common causes. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome have large and cystic ovaries, resulting in an imbalance in the hormones produced by the ovaries. The concerned women have oily skin, acne and irregular menstrual periods and usually obese, hairy and sub-fertile.

Another cause is due to Cushing's Syndrome in which the body contains too much cortisol (a glucocorticoid hormone) that results from an excess production by the body or from prolonged ingestionof steroid tablets such as prednisolone and dexamethasone) or from repeated injection of steroids for other medical conditions such as eczema and asthma.

Cushing's Syndrome causes face obesity "moon face", neck obesity "buffalo hump" and body obesity.Limbs won't be affected. Being hairy, skin thinning, easy to bruise and having purplish stretch marks (striae) are signs of Cushing's Syndrome as well.

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My Acne Medication Doesn't Work Anymore!

Is it possible? Could acne medication that worked in the past stops working ? You have been expecting the acne spots to be cleared but instead they grow larger as each day passes by.

As with anti dandruff shampoo, acne medication can fail to clear our acne lesions one day even if it worked so well in the past. Our acne can become resistant to the medication being used over time. However, once you find an acne treatment that worked in clearing your acne lesions, you should stick to it till it fails in its job. By then, you should seek another acne medication that is suitable for you. You can also try using the acne medication that you have not used for quite some time but was effective in clearing your acne spots in the past.

Taking oral antibiotics for your acne indefinitely will surely make your acne resistants to the medications. So what you should do is to take the oral antibiotics for 3 to 4 months and then stop. At the same time, you should also apply a topical treatment that contain benzoyl peroxide such as Neutrogena-On-The-Spot for your acne. Doing so can minimize the resistance of the acne to both medications. You can also use retinoids in conjunction with oral antibiotics but most of us will find that our skin will become more irritated.

People use oral antibiotics in order to get a quick result in treating their acne. When the oral antibiotics treatment is stopped, continuing application of a topical medication will maintain an acne free skin . As topical medications have to be applied gradually in terms of frequency as well as quantity over time, applying oral antibiotics can assure the result we seek in clearing our skin to materialize quickly.


As our skin is the best source of feedback on the acne medication that we applied on our skin, always observe the reaction we get from our skin after application. If after application, we feel that our skin is dry and irritated, use less of the topical medication. On the other hand, when our acne breakouts increases or when our skin is oiler especially during the hot summer, we should use the medication more often.

In short, we have to continue experimenting to find out the right amount and frequency of acne medication that we should use for our skin.

Most people fail in finding a acne medication that works for them as they give up too soon and applying too much of the medication in the initial stage. We should only apply

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Could facial treatment clear your acne?

Some of us have a habit to go to salons and spas to give ourselves a luxury treat. Our facial treatment at these places could include cleansing, massaging, heat wrapping and blackheads extraction.

Even though extraction of blackheads is a relatively simple process, when it is being done by a beautician at the salon who usually uses a tissue paper or a blackhead extractor to extract the blackhead content, it might do more harm rather than good. After a typical session, the face will appear red and swollen. Furthermore, the pores will be clogged again in a the next few days.

In addition to that, some of us might have skin that are easily irritated by the creams or lotions that are applied in these salons. This will only lead to more acne and blackheads!

As the skill of a beautician or aesthetician can vary tremendously, it is recommended that one should ask a dermatologist or a friend for a reference when she decides to go for such a course. To lessen the chance of getting your sensitive skin irritated by the lotions or creams used in a new salon that you are visiting, try them one at a time.

Your skin is your best feedback indicator and if it doesn't show any sign of irritation after usage, you can safely assume that the cream that you have tried doesn't have any adverse effect to your skin.

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Oops! I have acne!

Don't worry. It is not the end of the world. Most of us will get acne in some stages of our lives. Some get it in their teens while for others, acne only appears in their adulthood.

Even though acne is not a disease (why is it not a disease? Well, do you get sick, ill or not feeling well  having acne around and not treating it?), it makes us dread to have any acne spots on our face. Why? Because it affects our looks. It makes us feel miserable and causes embarrassment in front of our friends. These pimples on our faces or other parts on our bodies, especially the shoulders, neck, back or arms are definitely not a beautiful sight. It affects our self esteem. Look is paramount especially in our teens.I know many people say beauty is only skin deep but I wonder would they say the same thing if they have acne, especially the type with severe condition?

And even if it is not a disease, it has to be treated. Ignoring it might lead to scarring for the rest of our life. you don't have to head for a dermatologist once you have acne as most of us will have mild to moderate acne which can be treated with OTC medications.

Ge this fact right! Acne can be treated but cannot be cured. Yup, that is the common saying which the medical profession has been ingraining into our mind about acne but personally, I think  acne can be cured. However, it is definitely not any easy task as it takes a long time and tons of discipline and patience.

Don't despair.If we don't use the route to cure acne, we can still treat it. But we would have to continuously treating it till acne outgrow itself (believe me, one fine day, it will come). I know it causes great inconveniences to your life but would you like to have permanent scarring on your face for the rest of your life? Beauty is only skin deep but it is human nature to go for beautiful thing as well as look.

One thing for sure. Acne definitely need to be treated!

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