Acne cyst?

[KatieM]

I get cystic acne on my chin coinciding with my monthly cycle (on and off the pill). I have seen dermatologists and tried Retin A for a few months, but nothing helped better than tape exfoliation method. It's so much cheaper than going to doctors and getting expensive Rx (sorry, not everyone's insurance covers it 100%). You just take a piece of Scotch tape, stick it on your face, and gently peel off. It doesn't prevent acne, but when you do get it, the head rises to the top a lot quicker, and it's so much smaller. Acne.org has a lot of info.

What also helps a lot is tea tree oil and honey/aspirin mask.

 

[pinksugar]

I was given a topical lotion stuff to use on the outside, an a course of antibiotics to treat it from the inside. It did heal quite quickly, but there is some 'stretchy' type skin where the lump used to be.. almost as if there is a big empty hole underneath that could fill up again. You can't see it but I always go straight to the dr if I feel a hard lump there to get more medication. Mine just got bigger and bigger.

That being said, the medication totally helped. I wasn't left with any scarring, and the stretchy skin isn't obvious unless the hole refills.

I hope it heals up soon chicken. Since it's painful it sounds more to me like a 'blind' pimple. I don't know if they're the same as cysts but my cyst wasn't painful, blind pimples were

 

[ivette]

is it possible its a very large boil??

i'd make an appointment with a dermatologist.