Is it possible for you to get sepsis from picking pimples?

You would be : In the newspaper! this is so rare that you would have additional appearances on sunday morning tv also. Go for it and become famous. The first woman who picked her pimples, became septic and died from it. Hope you like the joke.

Usually no: Sepsis starts from an infection. We don't recommend but picking pimples cause pock marks. If by clogging the pore and infection occurs, which is usually obvious and if neglected, that is the only time it occurs. In people with heart valves, and heart murmurs, we do ask for precaution for any infection.