popping pimples?

Question

my dermatalogist told me not to pop my pimples. so i didn't do it to one of my pimples but still did to the others. the pimple i didn't pop eventually grew and was an embarrasing huge brown spot that jutted out from the top left side of my face for about 2-3 months, then it became strangely poppable so i popped it like usual. so should i or should i not pop pimples? and if i shouldn't, then what was the reason that happened to me?

Answer 1

All I have ever heard is that dermatologists always tell you not to pop your pimples, or they will cause craters. Well, guess what, my brother had acne growing up, and he did what the dermatologist told him, not to pop the pimples. Now he has craters. I actually know a good couple of people that followed that same advice, and they all have craters! (Yes, I was actually rude enough to ask these people with craters if they popped their zits, or not)

I think of it like this.... if you don't pop a pimple, then it is just going to sit there and get deeper and deeper and deeper. There's going to be all that dirt, bacteria, and whatever else that's in a pimple just festering underneath your skin.

I say Pop em'! I have always popped all of mine and I don't have one single crater!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

if you pop ur pimples they scare wicked bad. First of all if u had a pimple for like months then it wasnt a pimple cause they shouldnt last that long, but in most pimples if u dont pop them after a while they turn into white heads which is y it was so " poppable" so if you HAVE to pop them dont do it untill there are whiteheads cause thats not as terrible. Also heat can make pimples surface faster into white heads so taking long hot showers or steaming your pores will help

Answer 4

Well since it's your face do what you want.. but if I was in your shoes I would not pop them... first off they will leave very emabarrassing scars that will probably not go right away, secondly it's not good for your skin at all. If you have to pop them though you can go to a health food store or walmart (something along that line) and get a special tool they use to pop pimples. Also drink plenty of water and eat your fruit and veggies. Good Luck!

Answer 5

It's very bad to pop pimples. And yes it causes scars.

Answer 6

1. Topical gels, solutions and lotions or other over the counter medicines are widely used to treat mild acne.

2. Clean the infected areas 2 times a day with a mild cleanser. Excessive washing of the acne-affected area will not eliminate the acne. Avoid over-washing as well as using hard soaps.

3. Once you finish washing the affected area, apply the acne treatments. Apply these medications on the whole area instead of single places.

4. Apply the anti acne products 2 times a day.
http://www.zitsandpimples.com/category/Mild-Acne-Treatment.html

Answer 7

Don't touch the pimples. You are lucky so far. you can get an ugly infection from doing that, also spreads the infection and more pimples. go to a dema/ and get medication for it, keep your dirty fingers off your face,or you wll be asking for trouble .

Answer 8

He told you not to because popping and squeezing can cause bacteria to be forced deeper into the skin. I am not sure why that happened to you but that is why you should avoid popping.

Answer 9

If that is true, then it WASN'T a pimple, it was something else.
Pimples heal much faster if you let nature take its course.

Answer 10

dont pop them because you will get scars and bacteria will get into it nobody wants pimple scars