1st March 2004
Quote from DrFunk:Hey, i have a pretty bad chin with blackheads and stuff, however within the past 2 days i have developed a bump that is really sensitive and hurts a lot, i'm very tempted to pop it but i dont knwo if that would be good.......i have been bathing it with warm water and a wash cloth but have not seen any definite changes, i think there mayb be another one coming as well........someone please help as i would like it to go away! any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Perhaps you should use ice instead of heat on it. And you could take ibuprofen for the inflammation and discomfort. They can be such painful buggers!! You could also consider cortisone injections. I have had a few of mine injected. The first 3 it worked awesome!! Left absolutely no sign after only a few days (or maybe 4 or 5 days). This last one (injected by a different derm than the first ones) left me with a small indentation and a dark marking. That has subsided for the most part but has taken a couple months to do so. I am sure that was the result of too much medication (Kenalog) injected into the site.
