Well I have an odd question. On Friday my lip was sor, not quite the corner, but I could feel a zit forming, no big deal, I left it alone and went about my business. Well by sat nite this thing is huge, but no head, I messed with it a little bit and did find several small places that might be heads, but after messing with it mangaged to do no good. Well here it is thursday, my lip is still swollen, no particually sore thankfully, but I have a knot under the skin, not quite as big as a marble, but bigger than a BB. So how do I get this to go away? It seems to have not changed at all this past couple of days. Any magic remedies. I would go for anything for it to head up and pop. TIA

By Ladypeacek on Thursday, August 5, 2004 - 02:10 pm:

i put a dab of toothpaste on mine and let it dry overnight and then wash my face real good the next morning. They seem to go away faster since it dries out. I can't use store stuff it either dries me out to bad or gets too oily but toothpaste seems to work for me, lol!

By Colette on Thursday, August 5, 2004 - 02:45 pm:

You can also either apply hot, moist heat to bring the head out or ice it, to make it less swollen.

By Tink on Thursday, August 5, 2004 - 10:14 pm:

I use a HOT wet washcloth on mine 4-6 times a day and it takes 2 or 3 days to head up. I have really clear skin except for the week of my period when I get this type of zit on my chin. BTW, it is called cystic acne and it stinks to have to deal with it. None of the pimple creams help mine.

By Maryg on Friday, August 6, 2004 - 09:02 am:

If you have a dermatologist, a shot of cortisone in the hiney will make the cyst dissapear!

Alot of people do this before a big event and they want to get rid of the cyst.

I stress dermatologist. My regular doctor just gave me antibiotics which did not do anything except give me a stomach-ache.