Dealing with cystic acne can be painful and scarring — physically and mentally. Cystic acne gets its name from cysts, which are pus-filled pimples. They're typically large, painful and set deep in the ...

Sure, you deal with the odd invader blemish that loiters around your jawline and eventually comes up for air in a violent hiss of blood and pus (yum.) But if you've ever handled cystic acne – a ...

Millions of people deal with acne, but those who suffer from cystic acne know how difficult it is to treat compared to ordinary pimples. Cystic acne is a severe form of acne that results in large, pus ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? There's acne, and then there's cystic acne—those blemishes that are swollen, ...