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 ...

The triangle of death is the area of your face including your upper lip, nose, and between your eyebrows. Popping a pimple in this area can lead to major infections because of its location.

Most of us are freakishly obsessed with the tiny abscesses extra oil, dirt and grime trigger on our skin. Pimples, blackheads, acne, it’s all the same — and it’s a massive industry. There are TV shows ...

But before descending into a popping, picking panic mode or buying all the acne spot treatments you can find, hear the ...

Plastic surgeon Dr Youn warns against popping pimples in the Triangle of Death, an area where veins connect to the brain, ...

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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 ...

A woman who popped a spot in the ‘triangle of death’ area on her face has issued an urgent warning after the innocent act ...

Blind pimples, aka cystic acne, form deep under the skin. Retinol, antibiotics, and birth control can help treat them long-term.

Acne excoriée is an excoriation disorder defined by the uncontrollable desire to pick, scratch, or rub acne lesions. It's a mental health condition that falls into the group of obsessive-compulsive ...