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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Plural of comedo.

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  • noun Plural form of comedo.

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Examples

  • The excess sebum combines with the dead cells and forms a plug, or comedo (also called comedones), that blocks the pore, which is not usually seen.

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  • Microdermabrasion alone is incredibly effective for treating comedones and milia.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Microdermabrasion alone is incredibly effective for treating comedones and milia.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • WHAT A DOCTOR CALLS THEM: comedones an open comedone is a blackhead; a closed comedone is a whitehead

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • After this process I manually extract any comedones that are left over.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Both open and closed comedones form in the same way that acne does: a buildup of sebum and dead skin cells clogs the inside of a pore and forms a small cyst.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Major symptoms of acne are the presence of blackheads or comedones, pimples, scars and cysts.

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  • Treat comedones with salicylic acid to keep pores open and prescription retinoids to regulate keratinocytes.

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • WHAT A DOCTOR CALLS THEM: comedones an open comedone is a blackhead; a closed comedone is a whitehead

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

  • Are you prone to comedones cystlike blackheads or whiteheads, which are not technically enlarged pores but can be improved with regular exfoliation or retinoids?

    Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009

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