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 ...

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, ...

Popping pimples can also lead to permanent scars. When you squeeze too hard or use dirty hands or tools, you damage the deeper layers of the skin. This damage may result in long-lasting marks or ...

The next time you’re tempted to pop a pimple, think again. A woman on TikTok says that she got a staph infection from popping a pimple above her lip. “I will never pop another pimple on my face, not ...

Popping pimples may seem harmless, but experts warn against doing so in the facial “triangle of death,” spanning the nose to ...

Makeup tutorials, pimple popping videos, and DIY skincare hacks have normalized touching, squeezing, and treating every inch ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...