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.  

[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.

[Ked1324]

Yep. This is my current affliction also. No need for me to describe it because if you have it you’re already very aware of the horrendous symptoms. I’ve used Retinol with success. I believe it could potentially be eruptive vellus hair cysts or some form of trichomycosis (which would be fungal related. I mentioned the vellus hair thing because I have literally found dark hairs embedded in these lesions...on rare occasion even close to the surface of my skin like right under the outermost layer, as I could see them and upon trying to pluck it realized it was UNDER the skin and not sticking out of the skin like a normal hair. I’ve spent so much money and so much time researching this, meanwhile my poor face looks destroyed. I have a dermatology appointment tomorrow, which I’m dreading, because I know they are going to say it’s acne and tell me to stop picking and prescribe yet another antibiotic that won’t work. But as I said in the beginning, I used a Retinol serum for the first time last night and I could not believe the improvement in the lesions. And the parts of my face that are not affected by this crap looked glowing. So I’m gonna continue to use it and hope for the best. Maybe I’ll order some silver stuff too, since people seem to have had success with that.

[Rachy721]

I have this exactly and the best remedy by far is Prosacea and Nystatin. Don't take any more antibiotics. It's definitely fungal.

[GISGRL]

Look up Morgellons disease. Research shows a link to Lyme disease. You might also look into Fry labratorys Funnelformis mosseae testing