Fleshy Plugs Under Skin In Pores on Face

[M7166]

there is a spot on my nose that i've rubbed raw washing, trying to get these "things" out of my pores.  these are not whiteheads, nor blackheads.  these are clusters of white or fleshy hard and sticky plugs-- not filled with anything, but they stick straight out from the pores. They are not bumps.  If I rub the area w/ a towel they do not rub off at all.  I tried to remove one with tweezers, and it was very tacky (as in sticky)  and clearly goes deep under the skin.  Part of it broke off but I could still see that the pore was plugged and a day or two later top of the plug was sticking out again. i can't find ANYTHING online that looks like it.  

[slickclick]

Steps to Remove Hard Callus w/ Fleshy Plugs under in Pores:
1. Soak the area in warm water; usually a nice long hot bath does well...
2. Tear off and remove the Callus surface to expose the deeper flesh area which often times the plug head can be seen...
3. Soak area in Hydrogen-peroxide this will cause the effected Callus area to turn to a soft dead skin white color and easier to remove from the body...
4. Apply Crushed Aspirin to the open wound & cover w/ Band-Aid...

Please note that I also used 2% Mupirocin Ointment for some time with slight results for my long term lesion; results really took place after the application of Aspirin to the open wound...

I repeated this Twice a day for about 3 weeks until all the Hard Callus area was gone and the wound felt and appears to be healing like a normal wound on my body does...

[teafan]

I too have suffered with the fleshy white plugs for decades and my complexion looks like the surface of the moon. :-( Then I saw a video linking this type of acne with a malfunctioning liver or kidney. I have since started drinking fresh celery juice first thing in the morning on an empty stomach and my face cleared right up! Type in "acne" and "liver" into a youtube search and go from there. The cause is happening on the inside of your body.

[BarbMcD]

Quite a complicated process I wish you all much success with the remedies you are trying.
I was wondering, while unusual for a woman, would carefully shaving your skin where these plus are help remove them?

[Ked1324]

Mine is Morgellons due to chronic Lyme disease. Morgellons is very real, despite the awful stigma. I’m typically a total skeptic and was in denial for a long time. Dapsone topical works very well. Oral dapsone works even better but good luck trying to get it. The goal with morgellons is to get treatment, not to convince a doctor that you have it. Yes, you must lie.

[GISGRL]

I also have Morgellons disease. I go to a LLMD. I am getting better slowly. I will ask him about dapsone. I haven't used it yet. I have been using tinactin 1/2 powder, 1/2 cream mixed on my sores to dry them up, and it has been working so far.

[Imnotcrazyeither]

I have followed this topic for a few years and have been through much the same as everyone else with the white stretchy plugs, many doctors and three different dermatologists and go nowhere.  I finally figured it out.  The spots came when I started taking pain medication.  I never put the two together (for 10 years), but once I got off my pain meds, the spots went away and never came back.  I had an allergic reaction.  Not one medical professional even mentioned that as a cause.  It may not be pain meds for you, but look at what you are taking and see if it fits the pattern/timeframe of the horrible sores.  This is the first time in 10 years I have been sore free and it is going on 6 months without a single sore.

[Imnotcrazyeither]

And I should add that I tried most of the treatments mentioned in this thread...treated for demodex, prescription acne products, antibiotics, collidial silver, athletes foot cream, you name it, I tried it.  It may not even be the main ingredient in what you are taking, it could just be a non active ingredient, but definitely an allergy.  Good luck to everyone!

[GISGRL]

Did your pain medicine have steroids in it?

[Imnotcrazyeither]

No steroids.

[Sumtinwitty]

Malassezia.  After 22 years of trying every cream and ointment under the sun, getting away from soap was the key.  The oil left behind was feeding the Malassezia. No food, no Malassezia, no sores. Baking soda is my soap alternate. It works great on body and laundry. Figuring out my allergy helped with the last stubborn spots. It can be fixed!

[Sumtinwitty]

Oh.  And zinc oxide helps the sores heal faster.