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A member asked:
I never touch/pop any pimples that i get, but i had a pimple in my ear & didnt know & i scratched my ear with my fingernail & it popped- i washed my finger & put hand sanitizer on right away, but can the pus that got on my finger spread elsewhere?
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No problem! Good to avoid popping pimples, but not because it spreads infection. That doen't happen; the bacteria in pimples already are all over your skin in large numbers. Squeezing pimples can increase scarring and can be dangerous, forcing pus into the bloodstream with complications like brain infection. (OTOH at least 90% of people with pimples pop them and few get dangerous complications.)
Answered 9/7/2023
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