and EMLA cream, $10, contains lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%
EMLA cream requires a prescription in some countries so you may need to find something else.
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Also a little update on my healing process, 8th day after, all of the skin has peeled, it's a little red underneath but not very sensitive. I cant wait for the redness to go away, it's already gone down in the past 2 days. 99% of them are gone from the first pass with the iron, I literally only have 2 ppp to get rid of now lol. I wish I had taken pictures to help other guys have the confidence to do this because it really works and I know exactly how unpleasant it is to live with these things. I'll post again when my skin as returned to normal colour.
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Goooo for it!!!!!!!!
Just by ur soldering iron ur emla cream and try in one papule and look what happen.
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Yeah Milo, and it's all thanks to you guys in this forum, otherwise I would have never done it.
Anyways, my skin is 100% normal colour again, 2 weeks total healing time. Doesn't look like I even have PPP anymore, but not totally smooth yet and I still have 2 that I think may not have gotten burned at all (still white) so I'm going to do the whole thing again. I waited years with these little buggers, I'm sure I can manage another 2 weeks to be totally smooth.
I'm already so happy I did it lol, can't wait for the next 2 weeks to be done lol. Once again, big thanks to all the guys who did it before me, I'd still have them if it weren't for you.
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Hello,
What is the difference between the soldering iron and the hyfrecator? is safe to use a soldering iron ?
Thanx
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Hey guys, could you post some pics (before & after) or just after. it would be really helpful
Thanx
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Yes it really works, and with the EMLA cream you literally won't feel a thing during it. I really wish I had taken some before photos to help other guys have the confidence to do it. If you google "sebaceous prominence t651-possible-method-of-removal" you'll find a thread where a guy posted some low resolution before and after photos, but that's the best I could find. I know how scary it is but once you're done you'll laugh at how easy it actually was.
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The only reason im not 100% sure about this is because ihvnt seen any before and after pics.. why is this?
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If you Google "sebaceous prominence t651-possible-method-of-removal" you will find a thread with some before and after photos, but they aren't great. I really wish I had taken some before photos, and if you decide to do it I hope that you do just to help the other skeptical guys. I know how scary it seems, but if you think about the logic behind it it makes sense why it works. Doctors use either the Co2 laser or the hyfrecator to remove PPP, both work by burning the skin; causing the papule to blister and eventually peel off. Both of these tools offer more precision than the soldering iron because they are not constantly live, so they can be lined up first and then burn the papule; however the soldering iron will cause the skin to blister and peel the exact same way.
I used EMLA cream (no prescription needed in my country, you'll need to look into it for wherever you live) and a 30 watt soldering iron. Took a shower and cleaned well with soap then applied the cream generously and left it for about 35 minutes and I let the soldering iron heat up for last 5. It's a little strange just how numb it really makes you, but of course you don't want to feel anything during this. Then I nervously touched the iron to a papule and to my relief felt absolutely nothing, so I decided to continue and burn the rest. As they burn they make a sort of hissing sound and the skin will change to a whiter colour. Applied some Polysporin and that was it. A little while later as the numbing wore off it started getting a little painful but nothing unbearable and the constant ache was gone maybe an hour after it started. It was sensitive for a few days but you can easily go about your daily life normally. During the healing process I would let water trickle gently over it but no soap during my showers then hold my foreskin back to let it air dry and then reapply the Polysporin every evening before bed. After about 5 days the skin started to peel a bit on its own and underneath was dark red skin. A few more days and it was only a little sensitive and pretty much fully peeled. 14 days total until it was 100% back to normal colour.
I had them pretty bad to begin with so I had to do it a second time. After the first time they were all way smaller, some were still white but most of them were just a barely existent bump the same colour as the rest of the skin. I'm actually just at the end of the healing period and the skin is totally smooth now. And after living for 10 years with these little buggers it feels great to finally have them gone, I wish I had done it years ago.
If you do it, make sure to burn them enough and I hope you take some pictures to help all the other guys who are in the same position as you have the confidence to go through with it.
Good luck.
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