Hi guys.

I've gone through a mild breakdown this morning and I've decided to write here and see what advice you have for me.

Namely, two weeks ago I got a cystic acne on my chin (the area between chin and cheek to be more precise) and this isn't my first rodeo, I get these sometimes. It takes a lot from me not to touch them so I didn't because I have a big event coming (my best friend is getting married in a week).

It started going away on its own and I was super happy but then as it went down, another one popped up right next to it. I was upset but I decided to ignore it just like the first one. It calmed down and then a few days later as they both almost flattened, I woke up to the second one being hard as hell and swollen. It didn't hurt, didn't itch, it was just swollen like it got inflamed once again. The next day - nothing. Flat again. I was surprised, but happy it didn't grow. Yesterday I woke up to that whole area being swollen and red and hard as well and now I see a third one has come up and they all form a cystic acne cluster from hell. They are big, stick out from my face a lot and I am in a crisis right now. Any particular advice?

I booked an appointment with a dermatologist, but my guess is that the area got infected and I might need some antibiotics. I'll see tomorrow. Any chance you think this will calm down enough in a week so I can cover it with makeup?

Just for reference, my routine consists of Bioderma Sensibio micellar water for cleansing, Avene Extreme Tolerance emulsion as moisturizer and The Ordinary retinol 0,2% in squalene. I am also on BC.

Edit: here's what it looks like