“A dermatologist or esthetician can use a sterile needle to loosen the debris, and then apply gentle downward pressure using a comedone extractor, to express the material within the clogged pore ...

Years ago, when I was working in the beauty department at Vogue, I went for a facial at a top medi-spa in New York City where a dermatologist introduced me to a comedone extractor, a pen-like ...