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Please explain if it is true that picking the pimples in your face can damage your skin and also slows down the healing process?

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Acne: Yes, the physical trauma of picking a pimple may lead to scarring. At the very least the picking/squeezing creates more irritation and inflammation that aggravates acne and slows healing. See a dermatologist for diagnosis and treatment.

Answered 1/22/2014

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