A 40-year-old member asked:
What can i do to treat whitehead?
1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Robert Peppercornanswered
Dermatology 45 years experience
Whitehead: You can treat one whitehead by simply pricking it open with a sterile needle. If you are getting a lot then you have acne and you can consider using over the counter benzoyl peroxide products or see a dermatologist or gen doc to try differin, retin a (tretinoin) or similar meds.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What should you do if you have a whitehead?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Marsha Davisanswered
Internal Medicine 30 years experience
Extraction: The only way to get out a whiteheads is gentle extraction.
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Last updated Oct 12, 2017
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