A 25-year-old creator based in Louisiana is cautioning against popping pimples on your face after contracting a staph infection as a result. On Sept. 6, Hope (@imlesbianflavored) posted a TikTok, ...

A TikTok user popped a pimple above her lip, waking up to swelling and pain hours later. She was diagnosed with a staph infection, which required treatment. Staph bacteria naturally occurs on some ...

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 ...

It might be tempting to squeeze a pesky spot on your face. But according to experts it's a bad habit that can do more than just scar you. In rare cases, it could even leave your face paralysed or ...

I have terrible acne, and I tend to pick at it. But I noticed that picking at it only makes it hurt more. How do you heal a popped pimple? What happens when blood comes out? Is it bad to pop ...

A TikTok with 3.6 million views posted by Dr. Ever Arias, a resident doctor at UCI Medical Center, went viral recently, scaring everyone about what can happen if you pop a pimple on your nose. The ...

Katie Wright ended up in the ER with an infection that threatened her brain and eyesight—here's what you can learn from her extreme example. Maybe you love that feeling of satisfaction when you ...

It’s important to note that most dermatologists, including the ones interviewed for this piece, advise against popping pimples (no matter how tempting it might be). However, if you must pop that ...

I thought once I kissed my teenage years goodbye that I'd be kissing acne goodbye, too. While it's gotten better over the years, I'm still prone to the odd zit (or seven). When it comes to acne, we ...