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Blackhead extraction

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  • 25-04-2019 7:07pm
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    Airyfairy12
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    Having gone for cleansing facials over the past few months nothing seemed to actually clean my pores so I decided to book a blackhead extraction in a local sin clinic. The extraction itself was very sore and I bled quite a bit through out but what really surprised me was when I woke up this morning the pores on my nose are open, have whiteheads and are still sore. Its like the pores are infected? I put on some TCP this morning which stung like crazy but it made no difference, the white heads keep coming back and the pores dont seem to be closing up.
    Is this normal? Is there anything I can do? I have a date tomorrow and dont want to show up with with whiteheads and open pores all over my nose.
    Thanks.


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    fritzelly
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    What did they do/use to remove them?
    Where they big ones or like pimple size?
    Did it require a small incision to get them out


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    Airyfairy12
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    What did they do/use to remove them?
    Where they big ones or like pimple size?
    Did it require a small incision to get them out

    They where small but very in-bedded, she just used her hands and a needle


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    fritzelly
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    She used what? Is she qualified?

    There are specialist tools for doing this
    https://www.bona-fide-skincare.com/blackhead-extractor.html

    Even something you could do yourself


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    Airyfairy12
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    She used what? Is she qualified?

    There are specialist tools for doing this
    https://www.bona-fide-skincare.com/blackhead-extractor.html

    Yes she was fully qualified, she was the owner of the clinic and very knowledgeable, said she was trained 20 years.


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    fritzelly
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    Well there is no reason to be piercing blackheads with a needle or using your hands to squeeze them out and bruising the skin/even causing scarring - so doesn't sound trained at all.
    The needle has probably caused the infection.


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    Airyfairy12
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    Well there is no reason to be piercing blackheads with a needle or using your hands to squeeze them out and bruising the skin/even causing scarring - so doesn't sound trained at all.
    The needle has probably caused the inflammation.

    how do I fix it?


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    fritzelly
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    Trip to the chemist for some antibacterial cleanser - something more directed than TCP, if really bad may need antibiotics


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    Airyfairy12
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    fritzelly wrote: »
    Trip to the chemist for some antibacterial cleanser - something more directed than TCP, if really bad may need antibiotics

    Thanks, I just found some Duac that I had from an old breakout last year. Ill try it and see if it works, will also think twice before returning to that clinic.


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    Scraggs
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    I would use something gentle like saline/salt water to cleanse the area and moisturiser with no active ingredients. The area is likely to be inflamed and the skin barrier compromised so putting anything stronger may exacerbate it.

    Edited to add: I wonder are they sebaceous filaments rather than blackheads and that's why so painful as they cant be removed like a blackhead can?


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    Igotadose
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    Airyfairy12 wrote: »
    Yes she was fully qualified, she was the owner of the clinic and very knowledgeable, said she was trained 20 years.

    Qualified by whom? I hear this all the time from bogus 'medical paraprofessionals' in Ireland. All of them have worked for 20 years and are qualified. None ever have an advanced degree and their qualifications are faux-diplomas from organizations whose only requirement is you pay their membership dues.

    Sorry about the pain this individual caused you. The 20 year experience thing, though, is like a red flag to me these days, keep hearing it from quacks.

    Never 5 or 10 years, always 20.


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