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 ...

Dermatologist Sandra Lee, MD, a.k.a. Dr. Pimple Popper, had a thrilling and satisfying weekend. It seems she spent the whole weekend popping cysts of all shapes and sizes. Dr. Pimple Popper squeezed ...

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 ...

People are prone to ‘popping pimples’ in an effort to get rid of them quicker. However, now some people are sounding the alarm over the pimple-popping habit you might have. Keep reading to learn more.

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 ...

Still nursing that Valentine's Day hangover? "Date Movie" is the cure for you. The brain- (and lower-placed organs-) child of two members of the "Scary Movie" writing team, Aaron Seltzer and Jason ...

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 ...

Do you pop pimples? Well, then this is a sign to stop it. Because popping pimples may land you in an ER. Yes, that's right. Popping pimples especially within the 'triangle of death' on your face can ...

According to the World Health Organization, sepsis is the cause of one in five deaths worldwide Michael Nied has been a digital news editor with PEOPLE since 2025. He has previously been published by ...

A New York mom's popped cyst led to severe facial swelling, while a man in China developed sepsis from a squeezed pimple, highlighting the dangers of the face's 'triangle of death.' Dermatologists ...