Lumps can form under the skin for many reasons, including cysts or swollen lymph nodes. Often they don’t require treatment, but if they change in size or appearance, contact a doctor for an exam.

Closed comedones can also trigger an immune response, causing red, pus-filled, and sore bumps deeper within the skin, known as inflammatory acne. If you pop any of these types of pimples, ...

But here’s the deal: “Popping anything causes your skin to physically break ... or cyst (a bump that should literally never be popped under any circumstance) play out naturally.

Applying pressure may cause the pimple to pop under the skin, leaving a bump of scar tissue that's just as unsightly as the original blemish. If you need to clear up a nasty breakout before a ...

Those hard, white bumps on your skin that just won't let up, no matter how hard you squeeze? They probably aren't spots. Often tiny but always annoying, milia can crop up anywhere under the skin ...

Pimples can be embarrassing when they pop up on your face ... leaking smelly fluids into the soft tissues under the skin or to the outside. When these bumps heal, they form thick, rope-like ...

Summer House' star Paige DeSorbo chats about her skin care routine, pimple popping, and the TikTok trends she can't get ...