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What Kind of Acne Is That? A Guide to Blackheads, Whiteheads, Papules, Pustules, Cysts, PIE & PIH

By Laurie Neronha | August 20, 2026
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We tend to use the word pimple for almost everything acne does. Tiny bump? Pimple.Big angry red thing? Pimple.Whitehead? Pimple.Mystery lump under the skin that seems to have signed a six-month lease? Also pimple. But different acne lesions are doing different things inside the skin. Knowing what you are looking at matters because not every…

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