Big, under the skin zits...

Bessacadia

Got a huge one on my chin, looks like a pea under the skin - throbbing but no head (yuk I know)

They tend to come and go without ever popping, but I urgently need to get RID of it.
Suggestions please??
And by the way, befor this gets moved to god knows where, it IS a personal issue....

Lump

I have one in my ear... in the lobe... it feels like a pea moving around under the skin.... I don't know what it is tbh.


john

Bessacadia

Does it hurt like a pimple?

Third_Echelon

are you guys familiar with the alien movies????

No seriously, perhaps see your GP or dematologist...

Bessacadia

Third_Echelon wrote:

are you guys familiar with the alien movies????

No seriously, perhaps see your GP or dematologist...

Well thanks for that

Hardly going to fork out €40 for a spot.

Third_Echelon

could be an underlying skin problem???

Bessacadia

Third_Echelon wrote:

could be an underlying skin problem???

Oooooh you are soooooo witty
How do I get rid of the fecker???????

Third_Echelon

i didn't actually mean that... i was funny and i didnt know it...

i always find with these type of spots that theres not much you can really do about them except 'sit them out'.

The clerasil medicated pads are always handy to have. I got a tub of them and they do me about a year as they are only used in 'emergencies'...

they always seem to do the job...

feylya

All I know is they're sore bastards! No idea how to get rid of them either. Get them occasionally and they last for at least a week

Third_Echelon

now that i think about it, when i do get one im usually a bit run-down and under the weather..

some sleep, vitamin c (loads of orange juice) and a good scrub always does the trick

Bessacadia

Can't leave the house till it's gone
I would kill for a Coke and now I can't have one.

Stark

Why do you need to get rid of it urgently? Popping a zit right before something important is a really bad idea as I'm sure you've heard many a time, but we do it anyway It's okay if you've a day or two to spare for the mark to clear up.

Victor

I went through a phase of them, I get the impression it's a blocked and/or infected pore / follicle that just doesn't empty itself at all until the immune sytem goes "Oi! Whats this".

All I can suggest is lots and lots of water and maybe a long bath up to chin level.

If they are persistant, then maybe talk to doc.

Bessacadia

Stark wrote:

Why do you need to get rid of it urgently? Popping a zit right before something important is a really bad idea as I'm sure you've heard many a time, but we do it anyway It's okay if you've a day or two to spare for the mark to clear up.

Because it is HIDEOUS and I can feel it and I hate it and I have to be somewhere on Monday and I just dont want a spot on my chin!!!!!
Can't be popped - it is a big lump under the skin.

Shazbot

Lump wrote:

I have one in my ear... in the lobe... it feels like a pea moving around under the skin.... I don't know what it is tbh.


john

i have the same thing , very strange and never seems to go away.

think its a sist. they never get a head and very annoying to get rid of

Idbatterim

Put toothpaste on the spot and leave it on as much as possible, dries it up!

therecklessone

Try a dollop of sudocrem on it, might reduce the angriness of it.

mayordenis

hmm defo try a bali

The_Conductor

A lot of the time problems such as this can be dietary related.
If you cut down on a) sugary things and b) things high in fat- I think you will notice a big difference. Thereafter- drink lots of water.

For immediate problem- if its an issue thats actually stopping you leaving the house- a little foundation in natural colour will hide it. Then use, and keep using, lots of clearasil (the wipes are handy).

S.

Bessacadia

smccarrick wrote:

For immediate problem- if its an issue thats actually stopping you leaving the house- a little foundation in natural colour will hide it. Then use, and keep using, lots of clearasil (the wipes are handy).

S.

Ok, well maybe I was being a little over dramatic....
I have covered it with concealer, but it just looks like a big lump covered in concealer.....

Bessacadia

Idbatterim wrote:

Put toothpaste on the spot and leave it on as much as possible, dries it up!

It is not a proper pimple. It feels like a walnut on my chin.

Nasty_Girl

try puttin vodka or another spirit on em.

Lioness

you should try applying a hot sponge or towel to the area. It draws out the bad stuff...
Also, holding an icecube to the area can calm down the redness.

Caesar_Bojangle

Hold an ice cube or something frozen like a bag of peas to it for 20minutes. It's meant to reduce big swollen spots.

TinCool

Bessacadia wrote:

It is not a proper pimple. It feels like a walnut on my chin.

It sounds like a boil more than a spot dude.

http://www.medicinenet.com/boils/article.htm

gonker

My Mam used to call them blind pimples and tell me to put sudocrem on them. They are painful little buggers
http://www.ehow.com/tips_168.html have some strange remedies but I think its just sit and wait
gonk

elivsvonchiaing

I find that once it's ripe for the squeezin' the bathroom mirror seems appreciative of the dead white bloodcells !

tribble

I had one on my nose once.
Only it grew inwards and was basically invisible from the outside.
Flithy bastid.
Was there for a week before I dug it out.
There was blood everywhere,
but I was rewarded by a volley of lumpy white puss and a solid root.

Bessacadia

yuk yuk YUK

WHY is there such satisfaction at popping zits? It hurts, makes a mess on the mirror, and your face looks worse so why do it?
don't say any more

I might just try the *paper bag on head* look

athena 2000

Bessacadia wrote:

I might just try the *paper bag on head* look

Then you really would get noticed!

I hate these type of pimples! If you will hold a hot washcloth on it, basically "steam" it for a while, it helps quite a bit. The ones in the earlobes are sebaceous cysts, usually, and your dermatologist can get rid of them for you. Keep your hands off of it, I know it's difficult!

Zaph

Probably not great for the skin, but it works when you need to get rid of a spot fast - dab some undiluted Dettol onto it. Don't overdo it though, it'll just start to burn a bit.

GreeBo

Sometimes a pin is your best friend.
Burn the end of the pin (dont wipe off the black/sulphur) and give the spot a few pricks. If you can see an obvious head on it, go for that, otherwise just a few holes is good. Then you can usually have a good squeeze
Even if you just get blood, at least the release of pressure makes it go down a bit.
Give it a good scrub afterwards and a bit of Savlon/TCP.
The toothpaste trick also works well at this stage.

Victor

GreeBo wrote:

If you can see an obvious head on it, go for that, otherwise just a few holes is good.

Way to infect it. How about getting a doctor / nurse to use some anti-septic and a sterile lance?

Clearasil,toothpaste etc are good for open spots but won't actually do much for ones under the skin. What you need to do is bring it to a head and the best way to do this is wait, however if you steam it or cover it with a cotton ball soaked in hot salty (to kill infection when it opens) water it may help. Be warned though that this will not make it go away, but only speed recovery time and make it easier to deal with using the aforementioned techniques.

Xcom2

Get a facecloth and rub the crap out of the bugger,once you draw blood it usually subsides.

X

weemcd

im the same myself atm. ive been drinkin water and usin some clearasil stuff, suposidly that shrinks spots. i'll let you know how i get on with the treatment tomorow. good luck so

weemcd

GreeBo

Victor wrote:

Way to infect it.

only if you dont

Greebo wrote:

Burn the end of the pin

and

Greebo wrote:

Give it a good scrub afterwards and a bit of Savlon/TCP.

Victor wrote:

How about getting a doctor / nurse to use some anti-septic and a sterile lance?

She has already said that she couldnt be arsed spending €40 on a doc.

Gordon

Yes but this isn't a medical forum to be honest.

Any advice that comes under a sub-heading of 'blood' is, from now on, my classification of medical advice.

sceptre

Bessacadia wrote:

Suggestions please??

Sure. It's probably due in part to a blocked pore so here's what you do. Get a towel (it doesn't have to be a big one, you'll only be using a corner of it). You'll also need a kettle with boiling water in it. Or a tap with hot water coming out of it. If using the lettle let the water cool down a tad. Dip corner of towel in water. Press wet corner of towel to offending area. Repeat a few times with the odd little rub.

I see athena 2000 has already suggested this. Works a treat.

Lioness

No actually, it was me who suggested it 1st.

WhiteWashMan

well, since everyone else has given their opinions, i suppose i should stick my oar in.

the way to get rid of it is to open all the windows in your living room, undress down to your 'wares, and then do a little dance of joy to the gods of thunder. once that has been done, turn around 3 times, nod your head up and down vigorously and then try and break dance.

the spot will more than likely be there, but you should have a good case of the head spins not to notice it.

the worse thing about spots, is that the only people who really notice them, are the people who have them!
i cant say i ever notice them until some says 'i have this huge thing on my face, and its really sore, and its the centre of my life at the moment, and i cant look anyone in the eye, because i might catch them staring wide-eyed with mouth open at the spot' when in fact its just a spot, no differnt than the millions of others you probably didnt notice on thousands of other people you see everyday

its the ones you get on the inside of your nose that i hate
lol

Bessacadia

The bloody thing is still there.

After taking on board all your advice,(some of it veryodd )

I have decided to just sit it out.
If you happen to be in Mullingar and see an odd looking woman with a long red wig and floppy hat on, it's not me, OK?

WhiteWashMan

you live in mullingar, and youre worried about a spot?

get some perspective for gods sake!

Bessacadia

WhiteWashMan wrote:

you live in mullingar, and youre worried about a spot?

get some perspective for gods sake!

I suppose....
where I live can't be helped, but I feel the spot is somehow my FAULT

Depression brought on by a pimple

Rockiemalt

i have a facial steamer thingy... i thought it was a crap present when i got it but its actually fantastic.

Giant spots shrink a few hours after using it and it takes like 5 mins! it also makes ur skin feel lovely!

Bright Smile

just did the salt and hot water thing, worked a dream, yella stuff spurting everywhere! what an accomplishment...must dash to hock on a tube of colgate and pray to the blessed virgin for a world wide anti spot miracle, the lourdes of spots could be in a town near you....

GreeBo

good for you! (less good for your mirror I presume...)
so did you rub, dab or submerge?

jesus_thats_gre

Bessacadia wrote:

throbbing but no head (yuk I know)

I hate when its throbbing and you get no head...

elivsvonchiaing

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

I hate when its throbbing and you get no head...

LMAO!

jesus_thats_gre

elivsvonchiaing wrote:

LMAO!

You know it sister.. To think, back in the day, I would have got positive rep for that.. Now, a possible banning

Beruthiel

jesus_thats_gre wrote:

Now, a possible banning

don't think I didn't debate it
thin ice jesus