What are the dangers of squeezing pimples? What are the consequences of squeezing pimples frequently?

Acne is familiar to everyone, and almost everyone has squeezed acne. When seeing a pimple, they can't help but squeeze it. However, squeezing pimples is wrong and not recommended. So, what are the dangers of squeezing pimples? What consequences will it cause? Let’s learn about it together below.

What are the dangers of popping pimples?

1. Enlarge pores

Acne grows in hair follicles, and the exit of hair follicles is the pore. In the process of frequently squeezing acne, the connective tissue around the pores is often compressed and deformed, and can no longer restore its original elasticity and supporting strength, causing the pores to become coarser and larger.

2. Cause infection and inflammation

The blackheads and oily acid in acne are like time bombs buried in the skin. Squeezing them may allow the bombs to be temporarily discharged, but the greater risk is that they may explode when squeezed. Since the follicle walls of inflammatory pimples are easily ruptured, the bacterial infection in the follicles causes inflammation of the dermis. After the inflammation spreads around the acne, it will cause acne around it. There is also a special serious situation. If you squeeze the pimples incorrectly and the blood does not flow back to the brain, the inflammation of the pimples may spread to the brain. This is what people often call acne in the dangerous triangle.

3. Forming ugly acne marks and acne pits

Since acne is a superficial skin disease and is very easy to break, squeezing pimples can easily allow bacteria in the fingers and nails to enter the hair follicles and cause inflammation or aggravate inflammation. After the inflammation subsides, acne marks and acne pits are formed due to damage to the dermis.

4. Causes pigmentation

There are quite a few acne that are deeper, larger or clearly visible to the naked eye. Even if you squeeze them, the oil and keratin stuck inside can be discharged, but the spring next to it has been deformed and has no elasticity, so it is still a hole. After a few days, the oil and keratin are stuck back. After most patients are cured, they have varying degrees of pigmentation, and the time it takes to disappear varies, and some even last for a long time.

5. Leave scars

When inflammation occurs, some small pustules will be produced. Usually the walls of hair follicles are relatively fragile. Once they are ruptured, the invasion of pathogenic bacteria will cause an inflammatory reaction. After the inflammation subsides, scars may be left.