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Will ice help reduce the size of a cyst?

Yoram Harth, MD
By Yoram Harth, MD | 2020-02-27

ice cube for acneYes. Cold constricts blood cells, and reduce the volume of inflammatory lesions, such as acne pimples and cysts. You can decrease the size of one big pimple or cysts with a cube of ice. Just wrap an ice cube in a towel and leave apply it to a pimple or cyst. for 5 minutes. Having said that the only effective way to treat current pimples and prevent the next breakouts is to use an effective medical grade anti-acne cream such as MDacne and apply it to the whole face for the whole night.

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