Medically reviewed by Mary Choy, PharmD Popping pimples can be bad for your skin, leading to inflammation, infection, discoloration, more breakouts, and scarring. It can damage the underlying tissue ...

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5. Wash the area and your hands again This will remove any bacteria from your face or hands that resulted from popping the pimple. It's recommended to pop pimples sparingly if you must ...

Dermatologists usually don't advise patients to pop pimples on their own. However, if you absolutely have to, follow these steps to safely pop your pimples. Do you pop your pimples? You're ...

Erin Gilbert is a practicing dermatologist in New York City. Here, she explains what you should do if you're going to pop a pimple at home. Following is a transcript of the video. Dr. Erin Gilbert ...