Some say popping a pimple can scar,
others say it can't scar. I tend to think that a pimple
which is at the surface and white can probably be lanced
and gently squeezed without leading to scarring. Trying
to squeeze and pop a pimple which is still down below
the surface may lead to major problems. Read through
some of these opinions from around the internet and
decide for yourself. If you have a serious cystic lesion,
your dermatologist may have methods of reducing the
swelling which may also help prevent scarring.
(from iEmily.com)
1. Take a warm shower or bath to soften your skin
.
2. Wash your face and remove all makeup.
3. Wash your hands to prevent spreading germs and infecting
the pimple.
4. Sterilize a needle by running it through a flame
(a dirty needle will cause an infection and maybe a
bigger pimple).
5. Gently prick the tip of the pimple with the needle.
6. Take a clean tissue or piece of toilet paper and
wrap it around your index fingers.
7.Gently apply pressure to the sides of the pimple to
ease out the pus. Stop when blood or clear fluid comes
out.
(from sexandhealth.com)
Hold a warm, wet washcloth to your skin for a few
minutes to help bring the pimple to a head. If it appears
to be superficial, you can prick the head with a sterilized
needle. Otherwise, just dry the skin and apply a benzoyl-peroxide
product.
Squeezing is the worst thing you can do, says D'Anne
Kleinsmith, M.D., a dermatologist in West Bloomfield,
Michigan. "You may squeeze something to the surface,
but you'll also end up squeezing the infection deeper
into the skin."
If the pimple is deep and painful, see a dermatologist.
Tell him it's an emergency. He can inject it with cortisone,
which should eliminate the redness and swelling within
a few hours. She'd have to be some date to go to that
much trouble, though.
