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I had a pimple under the skin and i put alcohol on it. the skin ripped up but pimple did not rise. how do i get the head to rise by tomorrow? its old

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Rise up!: Prayer works for some people, not so well for others. No way to get pimples to work on a schedule. And alcohol just irritates things. My choice for spot therapy is an otc benzoyl peroxide product applied to a pimple after a hot soak, 3 times a day. This usually make things go away more quickly, or at least makes them come to a head.

Answered 12/6/2012

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