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Having Huge Pimples On The Nose. Tried Hot Wash, Piercing With Sterilized Needles. One Pimple Persists While The Other Is Purple. Prevention & Treatment?

About 1 and a half months i go i had these 2 huge pimples in the center of my nose, they were each about a cm in size. They continued to get bigger, but they both had a head. So 3 weeks in I did a little research, and got a hot wash cloth and covered my pimples for about 20 minutes. One of the pimple, the bottom one, grew a head, in so which i gently popped. The other one refused to grow a head, so i rubbed a needle in alcohol and proceed to pierce it. I squeezed out whatever I could, then it came to a complete stop. Later that day,the bottom pimple swelled down and started to recover. The top one however, I was able to squeezed more out of it the following day. About 2 weeks later, the bottom one recovered, but left a purple mark behind. The top one is still there, I pierced it with a needle again and a clear liquid plus blood came out, no pus. I left it alone for the next few days. Ever since to this day I tried using kosher salt with water, toothpaste, and how wash cloths.To this following day, the pimple still remains on my nose, it grew a purple color, and refuses to leave my nose. Please Help.
Wed, 29 May 2013
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Hi
Thanks for your query

Firstly, stop messing with your acne lesions as the ore you touch them or squeeze them, the more are thechances of pigmentation and scarring over the affected area.
Just keep the affected area clean.
Apply a topical antibiotic cream like mupirocin over the affected area twice a day.
Do not use any other moisturizers or oil over the face for sometime.

If inspite of the topical treatments, these is persistence of the lesion, then you will need oral antibiotics.
Hope it helps
Dr Geetika Paul
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Having Huge Pimples On The Nose. Tried Hot Wash, Piercing With Sterilized Needles. One Pimple Persists While The Other Is Purple. Prevention & Treatment?

Hi Thanks for your query Firstly, stop messing with your acne lesions as the ore you touch them or squeeze them, the more are thechances of pigmentation and scarring over the affected area. Just keep the affected area clean. Apply a topical antibiotic cream like mupirocin over the affected area twice a day. Do not use any other moisturizers or oil over the face for sometime. If inspite of the topical treatments, these is persistence of the lesion, then you will need oral antibiotics. Hope it helps Dr Geetika Paul