When reading Stars comments about the inside of an egg drawing stuff out to clear it up, I was reminded of something I had good experience with. it wasn't for zits or boils or blemishes. I was unable to breast feed easy child after she was born and milk was not drying up, causing it to compress and cause such pain it was literally agony for me. My cousin is a nurse and said that it isn't a wives tale to use cabbage leaves, it is actually something that works and is recommended by obgyn's. I was skeptical to say the least, but desperate. Sent my now ex to get a head of cabbage. Followed my cousins simple instructions and felt relief literally afew hours later, and all milk was gone and the back up cleared up within 2-3 days. Imagine if it works on blemishes or zits the same way? Would be very quick, less needed to extract from inside than with the breast feeding thing. I wonder if it might help a painful and swollen zit etc when it is obvious it is building up painfully with no sign of emptying to heal? For the breast milk thing, I simply was told to take a fresh cabbage leaf, put it on each breast, put on a bra and leave them for a few hours. Then I was told to go into a hot shower, not remove the leafs myself, just stand with very warm water directed to them that will force them to fall off. Literally I did that and when the leaves fell off, they drained and drained the built up hardened milk that had hurt so bad. Within a couple of days, it was over with completely. Perhaps give it a whirl by putting a piece of fresh cabbage leaf on her spot at bedtime, leave it there until a morning shower and see if it will drain which would take the pain of pressure away and help it start healing up and looking better?