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Need help regarding pimples!!

Syringer

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
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I for some reason, just started to break out this weekend... and today, these 5 pimples (yes there are five... I don't get pimples usually.. knock on wood) but yeah, I just have 5 prominent ones...

They are kind of forming their white heads, I can actually see some of the white (but it's not like it's completely "ripe" to burst)... sorry for the visual...

Here comes the punch: Tomorrow I have a very important meeting for business... and these people will really judge me on appearance... should I make an attempt to pop these pimples then put on some BLEMISH CONTROL cream? Or should I sleep, and hope that tomorrow they close down/off considerably?

The meeting at 7 PM tomorrow, and it's very important that I take the right course, I'm really not familiar w/ the whole blemish thing :( thanks for any advice :)
 

Bulk Beef

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Aug 14, 2001
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Put Band-aids on them. They'll never notice.

Use the ones with the Flintstones on them.
 

dakata24

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supposedly you're not supposed to pop the whiteheads cuz they'll spread and you'll get more pimples.. or so ive heard..

i myself pop them. i usually use clean and clear acne wash (salinyic acid sp?) with some benzoil peroxide cream. and at night, when i apply the cream, i kind of cake it on so it covers the problem area.. seems to help dry it out faster.. works for me.

edit: no guarentees though.. dont blame me if it doesnt work.. :)
 

Omegachi

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hey dude, i am breaking out this week too for some reason. If you think they are ready for the picking, then go for it. If not, then leave it alone cause you are just going to make it worse. I don't know how those blemish covering cream work, you might wanna try it out on the ones you are not going to pop. If worse comes to worse, just wear make up. :) Oh, yea! If your pimples are just forming, i don't think sleeping would make them shrink.
 

Poncherelli

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May 28, 2001
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pop em, and get all the crap out of there and it should close off and shrink down fast, thats what i always do then rub some rubbing alcohol on them right after, it'll sting but clean it out nice. I'm impatient and hate letting them go away on their own, pop em as soon as the white starts showing.
 

Syringer

Lifer
Aug 2, 2001
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<< supposedly you're not supposed to pop the whiteheads cuz they'll spread and you'll get more pimples.. or so ive heard..

i myself pop them. i usually use clean and clear acne wash (salinyic acid sp?) with some benzoil peroxide cream. and at night, when i apply the cream, i kind of cake it on so it covers the problem area.. seems to help dry it out faster.. works for me.

edit: no guarentees though.. dont blame me if it doesnt work.. :)
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I'm willing to try anything, it's either a GO OR NO GO right now, I can either pop, apply, go sleep or LEAVE and go sleep. Damn, it's like having a huge pimple on your nose night before prom!
 

chiwawa626

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Aug 15, 2000
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Do not pop them...poping can lead to further bleeding later....u dont want to have a buncha little scabs on ur face...

take Ozma's advice, try to dry em out with the toothpaste....last option is poping them, but do it carfuly if u do, i mean dont pop by pinching, use a needle and make a tiny hole then squeeze so when u pinch u dont rip a giant hole in ur cheek..

good luck dude..i had some bad acne then i went on acutane for the last 5 months and since 3 months ago i havent had a real pimple... :)....its like all gone!
 

freebee

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If they are not "ripe" do not pop. But they will probably not go away by morning. Either way it aint good. You could pop em tomorrow morning when they have matured further and hope for the best.
 

Lars

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<< Put Band-aids on them. They'll never notice.

Use the ones with the Flintstones on them.
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