I have a huge bump/whitehead on nose bridge, is it safe to lance it or what is the best way to erradicate that?

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• NineMileTower@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Safe? Nothing is safe. Grapes have killed people. Grab a razor blade, chop that sucker off, and deal with the consequences.

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  • TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Best to err on the side of caution and remove the whole nose. From what I understand they grow back in 4-6 weeks.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

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• flyingjake@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I would say it depends and could be one of those questions you don’t trust the Internet to answer. With the caveat I’ll happily add my bit of wisdom. If it’s filled with white and relatively new, sure try to relieve it.

  1. try to see if there’s a pore clogged, do some gentle squeezing around it and see if you can find the offending pore. Also note if the bump is squishy or hard. If it’s full of fluid it might squirt right out along with a hair follicle or solidified oil
  2. If you find a pore but can’t squeeze anything out, sterilize a needle (wipe with rubbing alcohol and let it air dry) and try to clean out the pore if you can
  3. If you’re really stuck you could try to puncture the skin with the needle, but draining a cyst this way will likely only help temporarily and it will grow back
  4. If it’s too large and/or full of “hard cheese” you may need to surgically remove it, meaning cut it open with a scalpel, drain the cyst, remove the sac, and close it back up. I would not advise doing this on your own, particularly on your face/nose and if you try this and fail to remove the sac it will potentially get infected and likely grow back soon anyway

  Also, I am not a doctor and this is my opinion

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• southsamurai@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Well, lancing such things is ill advised. You’re just opening the spot for more bacteria to invade.

  Generally, your best bet is patience and a product designed for speeding the process along. Most of the OTC remedies use salicylic acid to dry things up.

  But, yes, you can exfoliate gently and it may help it go away. If you’re going hard, you might as well lance it, since you’ll be doing the same thing except tearing it open.

  If the tissue around the white part is red and/or swollen, definitely don’t lance it. Let your immune system do its work.

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• Diddlydee@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’d stick a pin in it and get all that mess out.

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• GBU_28@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  If you can be patient, make a hot compress with a towel soaked in boiling water (but obviously don’t burn yourself).

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