Is Popping / Squeezing Pimple Good? - 1 of 3

There have been never-ending debates whether popping / squeezing pimple on face is a good thing to do. Just because the fashion magazine and the health experts tell us not to squeeze pimple doesn’t mean we shouldn’t.

It is always easier to say than done as saying is the easiest way to do, just blowing of hot air out from the mouth. The fashion magazine and health expert advices are right, ideally it shouldn’t, but it also depends on practical experience and circumstances. Practically, there are times when following the textbook aren’t appropriate and you just need to improvise a little bit . Ask yourself, what would you do when out of a sudden, you are having an big fat ugly and annoying pimple sticking out from you face and you have a date tomorrow or a job interview or a video shooting? In truth, Popping or squeezing face pimple with bare fingers can inhibit healing and lead to scarring and scarring is one of the worst consequences from pimples. Regardless on how you wash your fingers, micro-organisms and bacteria still remain on your fingers and under your nails and the chance of migrating to you face skin is very high.

After popping / squeezing the pimple, the redness will often lingers for a long period, staying red and irritated. For this reason, patients ideally should never squeeze the pimple or whitehead. It is just plain simple, it is like adding salt to the wound, since regular pimple is the result of inflammation, squeezing not being executed in proper can simply worsen the inflammation and cause an infection.

Did You Know? Blackheads are simply open whiteheads. The black color is from melanin and from oxidation of the pore contents