Comedo extraction is a widely used method of treatment foracne vulgaris.[1] Adermatologist or cosmetologist may extractblackheads (open comedones) using gentle pressure around the pore opening, andwhiteheads (closed comedones) by incision with a large needle or a blade.[2]
| Comedo extraction | |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Dermatology |
If performed skillfully, this treatment may be beneficial to the patient.[2] Possible negative effects of the procedure include incomplete extraction, refilling, scarring and tissue damage.[2] There are few articles describing the use of comedo extraction in peer-reviewed dermatology journals.[1][needs update] In one study in 1964 of extraction of non-inflamed whiteheads on patients' foreheads (the only study of the procedure cited in a 2007literature review), the procedure reduced the number of future inflamed lesions and the recurrence rate of comedones, but worsened patients' inflamed cystic lesions.[3]
References
edit- ^abTaub AF (September 2007). "Procedural treatments for acne vulgaris".Dermatologic Surgery.33 (9):1005–26.doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33215.x.PMID 17760592.S2CID 24928883.
- ^abcGollnick H, Cunliffe W, et al. (July 2003). "Management of acne".J Am Acad Dermatol.49 (1):S1 –S37.doi:10.1067/mjd.2003.618.PMID 12833004.
- ^Taub AF (September 2007). "Procedural treatments for acne vulgaris".Dermatologic Surgery.33 (9):1005–26.doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.33215.x.PMID 17760592.S2CID 24928883. (CitingLowney E, Witkowski J, Simons H, Zagula Z (September 1964). "Value of comedo extraction in treatment of acne vulgaris".JAMA.189 (13):1000–2.doi:10.1001/jama.1964.03070130020005.PMID 14188876.)