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Milia?? HOW TO GET RID OF THE BASTARD?

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LittleBrownJug · 27/07/2023 07:21

I’ve had what looks like a whitehead on side of nose for months. Recent attempts to end the fucker have resulted in bleeding & scabbing yet, lo, the bastard remains when scabs are long gone. My googling tells me this is likely a milia not a simple whitehead with lovely, satisfying pus in. (Altho’ only one, not a cluster)

Sporners, how do I get rid? It’s war now.

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whatchagonnado · 27/07/2023 07:31

You have to stick a pin in it and make a bit of a hole. Then it should pop out

hexsnidgett · 27/07/2023 07:34

Do they ever go away on their own? I have one near my eye and I keep putting of dealing with it, but think it might be time.

igetwhatyoumean · 27/07/2023 07:36

I have one on my eyelid and I can't get it. I'd ask for help but I don't trust my OH with a pin near my eye!

itendswithus · 27/07/2023 07:47

Ah they are absolute bastards aren't they! I've got a big one next to my eye and one on my eyelid. I have tried and failed to get them. The pain! I've got rid of ones on my nose before now, it's if you can get the angle right!

I looked online to see if I could get the one at the side of my eye removed professionally but it's not cheap, so for now it stays!

CashmereDarling · 27/07/2023 07:49

I had one on the inner corner of my eye, looked like a permanently had a blob of eye gunk there.
I went to a professional clinic to have it removed and got a new customer offer, so it wasn't too £££.

Lalabright23 · 27/07/2023 07:52

I get them every now and again around my eyes. I use the clinique clarifying lotion (I use the purple one). It's like an exfoliator and using it once a day, at night time, after washing my face and before applying moisturiser, within a couple of weeks they are gone. The bottle obviously says "avoid eye area" but to be honest, a quick sweep around the eyes doesn't do any harm (or it hasn't in the years I've used it!).

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LittleBrownJug · 27/07/2023 16:48

Thank you! I have that Clinique toner so I’ll
try that first. I’m v tempted to stick in a pin in it. It’s currently all red & inflamed from last night’s efforts to get rid, so lookin goooorgeous.

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Lalabright23 · 27/07/2023 20:42

LittleBrownJug · 27/07/2023 16:48

Thank you! I have that Clinique toner so I’ll
try that first. I’m v tempted to stick in a pin in it. It’s currently all red & inflamed from last night’s efforts to get rid, so lookin goooorgeous.

It's so hard not to pick at them! I hope it works for you anyway 🤞

Imdrivinginmygetawaycar · 27/07/2023 20:45

I have these I think top of cheeks/under eye but they seem to raise/appear when I'm got or goodness knows when and then dissappear a while later.

But in the same place. I'd love to make them go. Normally a fan of the needle but not near my eye!

MissHoollie · 27/07/2023 20:47

Oh I had a fab one for years on my upper eye lid .
Picked and squeezed and one day it just popped out
A complete solid white circle like a bouncy ball

MaybeBabyTwo · 27/07/2023 20:49

I always snip the top of mine with nail clippers 😳 and they just pop out. So irritating!!!

MrsPelligrinoPetrichor · 27/07/2023 20:51

Hot wash cloth keep it on for about 5 minutes.

Sterilise a needle and gently nick the top off/make a hole. Use fingers wrapped in tissue to squeeze it out. Ice it afterwards.

I'm so good,I don't even leave a mark 🤣

StGertrude · 27/07/2023 20:57

I do my own. Sterilise a needle, gently hook the very top layer of skin and make an opening. It should then pop right out.

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LittleBrownJug · 27/07/2023 23:16

Inspring, @MrsPelligrinoPetrichor & @StGertrude . When it’s calmed down from last night’s efforts I’ll have a go with a needle. I’ll throw a party if I can get rid of it, it’s annoying me so much.

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DifficultBloodyWoman · 27/07/2023 23:21

I had one on my eyelid.

I had a facial one day and they left the steamer on that side of my face for longer than usual. Went home, rubbed my eye and out it popped!

Very satisfying.

ohsuzannah · 27/07/2023 23:48

Please keep us updated op 😉

Archeron · 28/07/2023 00:13

Popping with a needle is the best solution. One time I tried and failed to pop a whitehead. It scabbed from poking it, and when I peeled the scab off there was a perfect ball shaped whitehead stuck to the back of it. So satisfying!

RosaBaby2 · 28/07/2023 11:55

I have one on my top eyelid and one on my inner eye (where we put eyeliner in the 00's) it looks like a stye it is SO ANNOYING.

Netaporter · 29/07/2023 19:04

@LittleBrownJug Paula’s choice AHA often helps get rid of Milia

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LittleBrownJug · 30/07/2023 07:02

I think I've got the little bastard. The Clinique toner looked like it was doing the job & shrinking it, but I could still see it underneath the redness. So I lost patience; sterilised my tweezers in alcohol & had at it. There was blood. But I think I got it. If it dares pop up again it's the needle next.

But ... I'm staying at my parent's house with an excellent magnifying mirror in the bathroom. I can now see a few more smaller ones on the other side of my nose & some around my eyes. AGHHHHHH. I've tonered my entire face. This is it, this is my summer project.

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