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If i am now 50 years old, those white bumps are not acne, how to get rid of them?
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Cyst vs abscess: Small whiteheads are generally different form pimples. Whereas pimples tend to be inflammatory active lesions filled with white cells, white heads tend to be quiescent cysts filled with dead skin cells that may remain stable or rise to the surface and rupture.
Answered 12/10/2013
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