In most cases, picking at your pimples is a bad idea. Some dermatologists say it's OK to gently squeeze a blackhead with clean hands or Q-tips. You should never try to pop a cystic or "blind" pimple, ...

Fact checked by Jennifer Klump Takeaway Popping pimples in the “triangle of death” can lead to a life-threatening brain infection in extremely rare cases.Most people don’t need to worry about this ...

It’s a hard no on the nose, folks. Board-certified NYC-based dermatologist Dr. Mark Strom has taken to TikToK to reveal the one place where he would never pop a pimple. Strom refers to the center of ...

Even though pretty much every single dermatologist and skincare expert on the planet says that you shouldn't pick at your zits, literally everyone does. Everyone! It's just a fact of life. But of ...

A blemish isn’t worth potentially losing your life over. Hope, a TikTok user known as @imlesbianflavored on the app, revealed to her followers that she contracted a staph [staphylococcus] infection ...

There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who admit to popping their pimples ― and liars. It’s like using a Q-tip to clean your ears or taking aggressively hot showers. Even when you know ...

The Bukit Mertajam teenager's story serves as a warning about the dangers of self-treating skin blemishes. The ordeal began ...

Popping a pimple may seem harmless, but one woman is urging people to be careful after she ended up in urgent care after squeezing a blemish in the deadly 'Triangle of Death.' Alisha Monaco recently ...