Everyone raves about these “sucking out” the pimple “gunk” but I found that only happens if the pimple is open which i am trying to avoid. It takes a very long time for a pimple to open with these but it does help me from touching, helped ALOT under masks from getting gross. I found it helped just make a bad pimple also look less bad from afar. Attached pictures make the pimple look the same as the rest of the spots but this was one was large and painful and active