tiny hairs on nose mistaken for blackheads by dermatologist

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh! Kiwi hairs! Dr pimple popper has something about this.

https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a32452165/dr-pimple-popper-kiwi-hair-sebaceous-filaments-instagram/

that you learned about this on Dr Pimple Popper. I find myself now knowing the difference between a lipoma or sebaceous cyst and guess which one patients have before she opens them up. The more you know...

OMG I just watched Dr Pimple Popper's video about this yesterday - so satisfying to watch her removing them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The article PP posted was very informative! Here are some key details from it:

These filaments only become noticeable when your pores fill with oil and dead skin. For many people sebaceous filaments are noticeable on the nose, with many mistaking them for blackheads. In fact, what gets pulled out when using a pore strip is most often sebaceous filaments, not blackheads. Sebaceous filaments are most often treated with exfoliating cleanser or salicylic acid.

fascinating, thank you! i always notice this when i use biore pore strips on my nose (there are always some that don’t clear from the strip, but now i understand that the filament gets slightly pulled out so it looks like i have little black hairs)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Accept that they are blackheads. You do not know more than a trained, licensed medical doctor. They can give you a prescription to help keep the pores clear

Yes she does! Everyone on DCUM is way smarter than any trained professional!

I have squeezed them out before and guess what they were hairs not blackheads. There goes your "trained, licensed, medical doctor" assumption

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can’t stress to you enough how much your derm is right and you are wrong, op.

Derm is wrong. I squeezed them before and they were hairs not blackheads.

[Anonymous]

People, most docs are quacks with the exception of skilled surgeons.

[Anonymous]

Look up sebaceous filaments. But that might not be our TBH the Doctor can see your nose better than you can.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The article PP posted was very informative! Here are some key details from it:

These filaments only become noticeable when your pores fill with oil and dead skin. For many people sebaceous filaments are noticeable on the nose, with many mistaking them for blackheads. In fact, what gets pulled out when using a pore strip is most often sebaceous filaments, not blackheads. Sebaceous filaments are most often treated with exfoliating cleanser or salicylic acid.

fascinating, thank you! i always notice this when i use biore pore strips on my nose (there are always some that don’t clear from the strip, but now i understand that the filament gets slightly pulled out so it looks like i have little black hairs)

Who still uses these? They’re not good for you.

[Anonymous]

What’s wrong with Biore strips? I love those things!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I can’t stress to you enough how much your derm is right and you are wrong, op.

Derm is wrong. I squeezed them before and they were hairs not blackheads.

How do you squeeze hair out?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What’s wrong with Biore strips? I love those things!

I love them, too! What isn’t “good for you” about them? They are basically just tape … very satisfying tape

[Anonymous]

Slap on some differin gel and they’re gone!