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Bumps On Nose, Popped Them, Discoloured Worm Discharged, Black Bruising On Nose. Treatment?
I have discovered a few small (Very small) bumps on my nose. Thinking they were acne , I tried popping them, they hurt unbelievably bad and instead of pus coming out, I think it was a worm . A very small discolored worm. I was scratching , and crying because of the pain it was causing, They are hard on the very tip and impossible to remove. I seriously have no idea what is going on. After removing one of the worms half my nose is black.
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Thu, 17 Jan 2013
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to us.
From the description it seems, what you squeezed and removed was a comedone/ black head or white head. The are gor inglammed and healed with slight pigmentation.
Please get your comedones extracted from a dermatologist. If doing at home, firstly do warm water compresses over the area to loosen the comedones and then use a comedone extracter to remove it. do ice cold water compresses over the area nad apply clindamycin gel. very deep seated comedones require a doctor's expertise.
Please consult a dermatologist nearby to get the area examined so that a proper treatment can be prescribed.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
From the description it seems, what you squeezed and removed was a comedone/ black head or white head. The are gor inglammed and healed with slight pigmentation.
Please get your comedones extracted from a dermatologist. If doing at home, firstly do warm water compresses over the area to loosen the comedones and then use a comedone extracter to remove it. do ice cold water compresses over the area nad apply clindamycin gel. very deep seated comedones require a doctor's expertise.
Please consult a dermatologist nearby to get the area examined so that a proper treatment can be prescribed.
Take care
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