Comedones are small flesh-colored acne papules. They usually develop on the forehead and chin, but can appear almost anywhere. Blackheads and whiteheads are the most common forms of comedonal acne.

No pain, no gain, right? When our least-favorite, uninvited houseguest shows up—acne—we know it’s time to book a facial. There’s something about a professional skincare treatment that leaves our skin ...

Anyone who has watched a pimple popping video online may be familiar with the word comedo. Dermatologists use comedo to describe the most common types of acne. A comedo can be either a whitehead or a ...

I’ve struggled with acne, both whiteheads and cysts, for most of my life. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that I started experiencing a new kind of acne terror: closed comedones. Closed comedones ...

We assume you clicked on this article because you desperately want to know how to treat closed comedones yourself, and we couldn’t get it more. Most of us have been ambushed by whiteheads (as they’re ...

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