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A member asked:
Is it possible for the skin around a zit to get infected from popping/trying to pop a zit?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Yes: If you squeeze a pimple and instead of getting the pus to come out it ruptures into your subcutaneous tissues it can cause a cellulitis or abscess and in some circumstances an even more serious infection of cavernous sinus thrombosis.
Answered 5/6/2019
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