Sometimes removing comedones proves beneficial to your acne treatment. To extract whiteheads and blackheads, a comedo extractor is used. It is a small instrument with a round loop that removes comedones mechanically. It squeezes out the blackheads and whiteheads while minimizing skin injury. This procedure should only be performed by an experienced medical professional. Patients’ attempts to extract comedones and drain cysts on their own by squeezing or picking, can lead to worsening of the acne, scarring and infection.