Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Plural of
comedo .
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- noun Plural form of
comedo .
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Examples
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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
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Microdermabrasion alone is incredibly effective for treating comedones and milia.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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WHAT A DOCTOR CALLS THEM: comedones an open comedone is a blackhead; a closed comedone is a whitehead
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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After this process I manually extract any comedones that are left over.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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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
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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
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WHAT A DOCTOR CALLS THEM: comedones an open comedone is a blackhead; a closed comedone is a whitehead
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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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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