What's Inside A Pimple?

Pimples may be an intimate experience for you, but oftentimes what's inside is a foreign concept in itself.

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What's Inside A Pimple?

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[genericname]

Sometimes I will have a pimple that is extremely hard and painful. The only way to make it swell less and hurt less is to pop it. It usually won't pop for a day or two but eventually it does and it barely hurts afterwards.
I do pop pimples as an anxiety habit and also because I can't stand seeing the lil white things

[UltimateMOAD]

Why only me? I'm tired of seeing perfect skin everywhere..

[mdmahdihasankhan]

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[gorillafoot]

Usually if I leave a pimple alone, it grows and it becomes unbearable, huge, nasty, and it doesn't disappear. On the other hand if I pop it and wash my face, the next morning the inflammation is gone and dried out.

[sovkhan]

An additional piece of information; I am a dermatologist and I can advise that it is safe to pop pimples and spots only if the hands and especially the fingers are washed thoroughly before squeezing the pimple. Ensure that the pimple is also washed both before and after popping to ensure that no other bacteria both - harmless and pathogenic - infiltrate the wound. If available, make use of specialised acne creams such as sudocreme or any creme that consists of zinc oxide to inhibit bacterial growth and improve healing. Have a great day everyone 😁👍

[henryam]

I gotta say, I've been told most of this a few times before, but I've kept track and only about one of every 156 pimples I get worsens after popping so honestly I think it's worthwhile to pop them

[nathanhale]

I've heard people say many times not to pop a pimple but from my experience they heal alot faster once they've been cleared of all that junk and often tines they pop on their own from washing or something brushing against them. They're meant to be popped. Clean them before and after with alcohol if you're worried about infection.

[melissafigueiraferreira]

If i don't pop them they'll stay there and hurt. Popping them makes them actually vanish in the following day or two.

[fantasticaircond]

"So the next time you have the urge to pop a pimple, consider the consequences."

Video suggestion : How to pop pimples correctly

[bishpls]

Me: **pops a pimple**
Video: Don’t pop your pimples or you could get an infection!
Me: **pretends to be shocked** :0 **proceeds to pop another pimple**

[ultra]

I like how this video is simple and on point and doesn't go onto a deep 3 decade history of pimple

[chewface]

Videos like this are so annoying. They almost always tell you NOT to pop the pimple! Um, you realize that if we don't pop it, it will just continue to grow and clog up more and more and be inflamed for weeks instead of days? Yeah. I'm not dealing with that shit.

1.) If it looks like you can pop it....then POP it! Just make sure you washed your hands with anti-bacterial soap before you touch it with your dirty fingers. Or, get one of those tools with the metal hoop that's great for popping.

2.) After it's been popped....clean the area extremely well. Make sure you squeezed out as much as possible. Even if there's only blood left, keep squeezing out the blood until it's done, because some of that blood has a ton of bacteria still in it.

3.) Rinse off the area with ice cold water. That will help close the pores, preventing more junk from getting in while it heals.

4.) Ignore anyone who tells you not to pop pimples. Those people are witches.

[sygyzy]

The best ones are the ones that kinda hurt or are sore and swollen and you finally pop it and instantly feel the relief, you release the pressure and the pain and swelling goes down or away completely. For me those are rare but boy does it feel good when I pop them when they're ready to be popped.

[glorysky]

"what exactly is in a pimple"
Me: my problems in life

[andrewmclamb]

I had, and still sort of have bad acne. Sometimes it even becomes cystic, those are the worst. My friends told me to talk to my doctor about Accutane, which probably would have worked great, however due to a liver condition I was born with, it was deemed too strong. I ended up on Doxycycline, an antibiotic, which really helped with the cysts and even non cystic acne. I have been using witch hazel and a non clogging lotion before bed and in the morning, plus a face lotion when showering, which has really helped. I'm hoping one day everything is gone for good.

[Shnecko]

I had real bad acne as a teenager. Into my early 20's too. I never practiced good hygiene like washing my hands and face properly, and would constantly pick and scratch at my face, sometimes to the point of drawing blood. The acne scars last a lifetime though. Better to just wash your face regularly with a mild face wash (nothing too extreme because it will dry out your skin, thus producing more oil), and avoid touching your face as much as possible.

[SomeKidWeGotOffOfAmazon]

Sir may I remind you that just leaving pimples can leave scars cause your basically letting bacteria eat away at the skin until it pops itself or becomes smaller and creates more pimples around it... Correct? And if you let that wound heal by itself, especially with how much bacteria is already inside your bound to make it worse, so the solution of just leaving it isn't the smartest thing to do, least you can do is wash your hands and after popping the pimple just rub some product for wounds on it and slap a Band-Aid on it and let it heal that way. Simple, and effective.

[gastontvyoutube]

I always pop my pimple and its faster to heal actually..

[nodevoutt]

If u don't pop it it rarely disappears, instead it gets bigger and bigger into a cyst. Popping should be encouraged with gentleness and clean tools