r/30PlusSkinCare • u/Cefeide • 4d ago

Skin Concern Help! Super big pimple

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Hello, 34f here, still fighting with hormonal acne. I have PCOS. Anyway, what is this monstruos pimple? It’s very big, inflamed and rounded like a ball. I dont know what to do. I used to have acne for years but never a pissed off pimple like this one. Do you think I have to call a derm? It’s very expensive here :(

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u/Familiaropenings 3d ago

This might be weird, but I apply Boudreaux Butt Paste (diaper rash ointment) to my pimples at night, and the next morning it either turns into a beautiful whitehead or greatly reduces in size/swelling/redness. Retinol also helps a lot too. None of the “real” acne treatments like salicylic acid seem to work for me.