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How to pop pimples, part one:

>someone told people to "never pop acne"

I wouldn't tell people to "never pop acne". In general though, it could be wise to ask people to not "pop" different kinds of acne as people in general do it in harmful ways.

"Popping" of acne can generally be split into the treatment of pimples, and whiteheads/blackheads:

- Popping of pimples (generally pustules - pus-filled sacks in the skin): Most people try to make their pimples "pop" by squeezing them with their fingers in order to make the the pimple break, allowing for pus to come out and cleaning of the area and healing of the pimple. Some people also utilize needles and squeezing.

- Squeezing of blackheads/whiteheads (open/closed comedones): Most people try to extract what they believe to be comedones by squeezing the area using their fingers, and sometimes a needle, in order to allow the area to heal once the comedo is removed.

Treating pustules is generally more hazardous, as the contents can spread across the skin during the procedure - as well as spreading deeper into the area by improper lancing (needle, ish) techniques. Both the popping of pimples and comedones can cause local tissue damage as you compress your skin to harshly. There is never a need to use a great amount of force when popping pimples/comedones.

>Oral isotretinoin should be reserved for severe, treatment resistant acne due to potentially serious adverse side effects, including teratogenicity.

>Patients on oral isotretinoin should be monitored for changes in lipids and liver enzymes.

>Patients requiring oral isotretinoin should be screened for depression before treatment is initiated and monitored for depression and suicidal ideation during therapy.

In short, if you don't have severe treatment-resistant acne (with nodules and/or cysts), then your doctor is in all likelihood doing their job properly by not giving you oral isotretinoin (Accutane).

If you consider your acne to be severe enough to consider Accutane, then you should be asking your doctor for advice - rather than us.

Proper skincare routines will help help the absolute majority of users.