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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
Washing your face twice a day with a gentle cleanser can help prevent lip pimples. Avoid popping lip pimples to reduce the risk of infection and larger pimples. Antibiotics can help treat lip pimples ...
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 ...
Chin up — it’s only a blemish. A TikTok user has shared why sometimes it’s best to leave some things to the professionals. Tyla Brimblecombe took to the app to share a cautionary tale about popping ...
While it may be quicker to squeeze the life out of a zit, this Georgia-based woman learned it’s not always the safest approach after a pop went dangerously wrong. TikTok creator Lindsay deOliveira ...
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 ...
When an unexpected bump appears on your skin, the urge to squeeze or pop it can be overwhelming. However, dermatology experts strongly caution against this common impulse. Dr. Dendy Engelman explains ...
Be it your neighbor next door, your best friend, or the friends of your friends, everybody has a word or two to share about skin concerns and more specifically acne. A common skincare woe faced by ...