Yahoo

Here’s Exactly How to Pop a Pimple Without Scarring Your Skin, According to Derms

Few things are more tempting than picking at a new zit that’s just appeared. After all, it’s pretty gratifying to see the built-up gunk release from your pores—plus, they always seem to crop up at the ...
Yahoo

Here’s Why You Should Never Pop A Pimple On Your Nose

Dermatologists say there can be major risks to popping a pimple on this part of your face. zoranm via Getty Images A TikTok with 3.6 million views posted by Dr. Ever Arias, a resident doctor at UCI ...
Women's Health

How To Safely Pop A Pimple, According To Dermatologists

There are many different types of acne. There's the hormonal kind, which tends to pop up around menstruation, breakouts due to PCOS, and nodular acne, with its deep, painful pimples. No matter which ...
WNYT NewsChannel 13

Popping pimples could cause infection

While it may be tempting, you’ve likely heard that popping a pimple is a bad idea. But with November marking National Healthy Skin Month, why is that exactly? “When you pop a pimple, things are not ...
Columbia Daily Tribune

Let science pop your myths — and offer better information — about pimples

One of your skin pores gets blocked by dead skin cells or dirt and bacteria (that is always on your face) and causes an infection in the blocked pore. The redness is from the infection. As simple as ...
AOL

Woman Ends Up in Urgent Care After Popping Pimple in the ‘Triangle of Death’ on Her Face (Exclusive)

Alisha Monaco, like many of us, has a habit of occasionally picking her skin when she notices a new pimple. Monaco, 32, tells PEOPLE she is prone to cystic acne, often breaking out ahead of big events ...