Microneedle Patch Stops Early Unpoppable Zits in Their Tracks

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Celia Skvaril: I am trying the Rael microcrystal spot covers for early-stage acne. The patches claim to fight early unpoppable acne, which is often red and painful to the touch. I often struggle with acne like this, and I always feel helpless. I try to use spot treatment, but the ingredients are usually for pimples that are already at their peak and not for ones that have yet to reach it, so I just have to sit back and wait while they brew. I actually bought these a few months ago so that I could catch a zit right in its tracks.

But of course when I found one, it was 2 a.m. when I was doing my nightly overanalyzation of my pores. It was red, raised, and painful. I didn't want to give him any time to fester and grow, so I placed one of the patches on right then and there. Because it was so late, I did this in complete silence, which was great for my roommate but terrible for you all and all video purposes. So I thought I would put on another one to show you the process and tell you what it feels like.

According to the instructions, you're meant to activate the microcrystals by pressing the spot dot onto the zit for three seconds and then leaving it on for 48 hours until it turns white. OK, to be honest, it is kind of painful. It kind of feels like thousands of tiny little daggers in your face. Like, you know in "Night at the Museum" where they throw the arrows at him, like all the tiny little guys throw the arrows at him? And they don't really hurt him, but that's sort of what it feels like. So, you rub it for a few seconds, and that's really it.

And then you got your pimple patch on. And then they sort of dissolve. Like, it feels less painful as, you know, the goods dissolve into your pimple. Someone wants to be famous. Are you famous? Show yourself. Say, "I'm famous! I'm famous! I'm famous!" I slept with the patch on, and when I woke up in the morning, it was very hard to take off. I honestly think maybe I kept it on too long. It actually sort of hurt to take off.

It was hard to tell if I could see a difference right away because of the large circle around the pimple from the patch, which sort of inflamed the area, so I decided to check in in a few days. In a few days, the pimple was so flat. It continued to go down and get less painful and less red until it was completely gone. There's still a mark there, but that's pretty normal for me and should go away within a few weeks. To be honest, this is the best thing I've ever found for those early-stage pimples. It works so much better than spot treatment.

Dr. Emily Guo: So, I think, you know, comparing pimple patches with the spot treatments, the pimple patches are nice to help keep the ingredients in place, No. 1, and then, No. 2, prevent picking. I think the succinic acid in this patch is sort of the hero ingredient, and the anti-inflammatory properties related to that are really helpful. And then also in addition with the hyaluronic acid, that can also be very soothing for improving the skin barrier while there's an active acne lesion. So, what I see in the before photo is an active early pimple forming. So you have the redness, you have the central clogged pore, and then you also see that it's a bit raised. And then in the after footage, it still looks pink and you can see that it's a little bit clogged still, but it looks flatter to me, so I think that's a good sign that the pimple is kind of stopped in its tracks, so to speak, and not going to erupt into something much larger. I do like to recommend pimple patches to my patients just in general, just because I do think it really helps to serve as a physical reminder not to pick at their pimples. I think they're really beneficial.

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