Woman finally gets rid of giant blackhead that she had for 20 years (VIDEO)

Updated on August 19, 2023 at 6:02 PM

This video titled '20 year old blackhead removed' went viral on the internet in 2014 and got many people hooked on watching pimple and blackhead removal content. TW: This article contains a graphic video.

After 20 years, this woman finally gets rid of giant blackhead that was ruining her life

If you've ever wondered why people love watching videos of pimples, blackheads, and all sorts of blemishes being picked and proded, it all goes back to this one video.

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In 2014, an unknown woman posted a video on YouTube about her 20-year-old blackhead which she decided to tweeze out with her close ones. They also thought it would be a great idea to capture the excavation on camera. What a great idea it was, indeed.

Digging up a 20-year-old blackhead

After letting a pimple grow under the surface of her skin for 20 years, the blemish had really taken over her life. Starting off as a small spot, in the end, it had turned into a rather large black hole. In the video, we don't see the woman's face at all but she is joined by what seems to be friends and family who are all working on the removal process together.

Unaware of what was going on the surface of her skin, they started off by trying to squeeze the humongous amount of gunk out of her skin. One of the people in the video went so far as to say that the blackhead looked like an 'artichoke'.

Stubborn blackhead

After a lot of effort, the blackhead still would not budge. Then came the tweezers. After managing to remove a small amount of the black substance from her skin, the rest remained firmly cemented in her skin. At long last, it was, in fact, a sharp needle that was used to remove the enormous amount of dirt that was buried beneath this woman's pores.

If one thing for sure, it's that the outcome of this intense pimple-popping procedure is absolutely shocking.

Below the video, the comments have been ongoing since it was first posted with people both satisfied and shocked. One user said:

That was an exhilarating ride!!!

While another said:

Anyone else mentally pulled real hard with them each time they tried to pull the whole thing out?

But one things for sure, this video for many was the start of an obsession with pimple/blackhead popping videos:

This was the video that started it all for me, my first blackhead video that got me hooked. Still just as good as the first day I watched it 4 years ago.

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