Review title is not as effective as some of the others [SEP] i'm a big fan of hydrocolloid patches - i've tried at least 5 different brands at this point and have had many different experiences.  my experience with these have been a bit slower than with the others.  with some of the others they help to bring the blemish to the top and then promote healing.  these did not seem to help in the progression process, it does however seem to help with the healing process. basically for me, these seem to work better only once the zit is popped - whereas some others seem to help you make it poppable and then heal and some of the others even help to stop it from ever even becoming a zit.  so they have some decent benefits, just not all of the benefits of some of the others.