Getting rid of comedones

Dermatologist Jebina Lama’s guide to dealing with blackheads and whiteheads.

Blackheads and whiteheads are common problems most teens and people in their 20s and 30s deal with. While they do appear a little different—because blackheads are open comedones while whiteheads are closed ones—and are caused by different things, they can be treated in the same way. The founder of The Skin Clinic, Dr Jebina Lama, is a consultant dermatologist and has been practising aesthetic dermatology for the past nine years. She tells The Post everything one needs to know about black and whiteheads.