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r/Dermatology•
ennmac

Weird big pore

I can't figure this out. Most of the pores on my face are small and blackheads aren't really an issue. But in the middle of my right cheek, there's one huge pore (probably 3-4 times bigger than the ones around it, and easily the biggest pore on my whole face), and it is ALWAYS clogged. I have to extract it regularly and it often develops a pimple with a hard cyst. It doesn't cause a lot of problems, but it just seems so weird. Thoughts? Is this a normal pore thing? Should I be worried about scarring?

Posted Sep 29, 2019, 9:08 PM UTC

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dinophile•

Dilated pore of winer. A derm can punch it out but it's normal.

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ennmacOP•

THANK YOU

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dinophile•

You're welcome! I have one too! Probably gonna punch it out at some point.

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ennmacOP•

When you say "punch it out"... what does that mean, exactly?

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dinophile•

Dermatologist will use a little tool that looks like a round cookie cutter to cut it out (a few mm in diameter) and then it's closed with a stitch or two

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ennmacOP•

Oh dang. Good to know. Mine isn't very big, but I googled it (bad idea) and I can see why that's an option. I'll keep an eye on it, thanks so much for the info!

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