Your skin is sensitive, and your nails are much stronger than your skin. When you use your nails to apply a lot of pressure to your skin to remove a blackhead, you can irritate or… Read more

Deep blackheads should be removed by a medical professional — usually a dermatologist or medical aesthetician. They use a small tool with rigid metal loops on the ends (blackhead or comedo extractor) to apply even… Read more

Doctors, specifically dermatologists, diagnose acne by conducting a physical examination of the affected area. During their examination, doctors look for the presence of the characteristic signs of acne, such as pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads. Read more

In some cases, you might not even be able to identify your blemish as a blackhead. All these scenarios provide excellent reason to visit a dermatologist. If you live in the St. Louis area, get… Read more

Sometimes, attempting to express the pore at home can push the blackhead further into the epidermis, creating the potential for infection. Other times, basic over-the-counter products fail to cure acne or prevent future breakouts.  Read more

 If you are uncomfortable with at-home extraction, or if you have tried and failed, visiting our Chesterfield clinic can provide the safest and most efficient blackhead treatment. While blackheads can be treated at home, there… Read more

While removing blackheads at home is possible, you could create more damage in the process. At-home blackhead removal is not often feasible for people with several blackheads, as home extraction is both difficult and time-consuming. Read more

Extracting a blackhead at home, however, can be difficult, and doing so may cause more harm than good. Squeezing pimples allows some pus to drain, but the acne’s core can remain, pushing further down into… Read more

blackheads treatments are common, and most are both inexpensive and available as over-the-counter creams. Topical products usually include salicylic acid, which cleans out the pores, and benzoyl peroxide, which can kill bacteria. Read more

This type of acne can be treated at home, but if over-the-counter products fail to address the outbreak, it’s time to see a dermatologist. Other skin conditions, such as bug bites, boils, and other blemishes,… Read more