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The Best Way to Pop a Pimple

Medically reviewed by Casey Gallagher, MD Key Takeaways If you must pop a pimple, clean your hands, the skin, and use a ...
Calling all popaholics! Dr. Sandra Lee's pimple-popping community is an avid one and for fans of the ever-satisfying squeeze, there's nothing quite like a cyst. Dr. Lee—the famed dermatologist who ...
When breakouts pop up out of nowhere at the most inopportune times, your best bet at damage control is selecting an acne spot treatment to quash pimples quickly. These potent topical serums and creams ...
When I first notice a pimple on my face, my instinct is to pick and peel at my skin until the pimple pops or crusts over (a habit that often leaves some acne scars behind). Over the years, I’ve ...
Acne can pop up in all sorts of uncomfortable places—take chin acne or pimples on your butt as prime examples. But what about a pimple in your ear? While likely invisible to others, these can be ...
Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: One woman popped a pimple in the “triangle of death” and ended up in the hospital with facial paralysis. The triangle of death is an area on your ...