Lucas said popping a pimple can cause bacteria and pus to spread and potentially lead to new breakouts. Infection is also a risk since bacteria from your hands can get in through the broken skin.
The area of the face from the bridge of the nose down ... that she contracted a staph [staphylococcus] infection after popping a zit in the triangle of death. “This was worse than childbirth ...
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