Do you pop your zits? My dermatologist says that they can scar if you do but they hurt like hell if I don't... so what do you do?

It depends on what type of zit it is...LOL!!!! If it's one where I KNOW it can be popped then I will.

My son had terrible cystic acne when he was about 12-14. His dermatologist would lance them open and deliberately pop them, saying that if he didn't they would leave scars because they would go into the deeper layers:dunno

He also took accutane as well

I pop mine. I don't like having the white heads. Unless they're really small. But sometimes they pop when I'm washing my face using my wash cloth.. ok so maybe I'm not gentle enough. :lol

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL

I pop mine, because mine get really ugly if I don't..

I pop mine if there noticable

I pop mine.
I pop my husband's, too. :giggle In fact, he gets those really nasty, icky HUGE ones on his back and his butt, where he can't reach them...so I pop them. In fact, he comes home from work (when he's home..:sigh) and he says, "I gotta present for you.." Then drops trou and I get to poppin'. LOL.

Sigh. We're so gross. LOL

i let it grow and then do hot compresses on it so that it will pop itself. i never pick or pop them myself though!

eww pop it...

It depends on what type of zit it is...LOL!!!! If it's one where I KNOW it can be popped then I will.

:teehee i also have a really hard time NOT popping them if they get white. it just annoys me I hate it. Lately my chin has been almost non stop break outs with the big yucky pimples almost blister like and when they get white sometimes i will accidentally ( truly accidental) pop them when I wash my face because the white part is soo thin. it's gross and i can't help it lol

I am always telling DH to stop picking his face... I don't mind it so much if he does with q-tips and then cleans it. But using your oily fingers just makes it worse!!

I rarely get zits, like 6 a year, so no popping for me. Yuck.

Pop it. No way in hell can I let those suckers fester up into a boil :lol I start having OCD feelings when I see a white head that needs to be popped. I even pop my husband's too b/c they creep me out if they aren't popped.

I pop mine.
I pop my husband's, too. :giggle In fact, he gets those really nasty, icky HUGE ones on his back and his butt, where he can't reach them...so I pop them. In fact, he comes home from work (when he's home..:sigh) and he says, "I gotta present for you.." Then drops trou and I get to poppin'. LOL.

Sigh. We're so gross. LOL

That's AWESOME! I wish DH would let me pop his. He doesn't get them that often, but when he does he gets all embarrassed.

It's part of my nightly ritual to examine my face and pick at anything I don't necessarily like. :lol I know it's bad for my skin, but I do it anyway. :dunno

I pop, its harder to cover them with makeup if I dont.

Tea tree oil directly on it, every few hours. It's gone by morning usually. Sometimes a hot compress and then the oil.

I had acne so bad in high school that two rounds of accutane didn't clear it up, and I have TONS of scars-and I never popped. I've got it all under control these days, though-and it's all natural products and keeping chemicals OFF my face that cleared me up! So I don't get too many, but when I do, the tea tree works.

FYI, this thread made me throw up in my mouth a little bit :rofl

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL

I pop mine.
I pop my husband's, too. :giggle In fact, he gets those really nasty, icky HUGE ones on his back and his butt, where he can't reach them...so I pop them. In fact, he comes home from work (when he's home..:sigh) and he says, "I gotta present for you.." Then drops trou and I get to poppin'. LOL.

Sigh. We're so gross. LOL

I pop dh's too, I was just to chicken to say it because I did not want to come across as gross LOL!! :blush He gets big ones on his face and just ignores them, and then at that point that is all I can look at. EWW

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL

I pop mine.
I pop my husband's, too. :giggle In fact, he gets those really nasty, icky HUGE ones on his back and his butt, where he can't reach them...so I pop them. In fact, he comes home from work (when he's home..:sigh) and he says, "I gotta present for you.." Then drops trou and I get to poppin'. LOL.

Sigh. We're so gross. LOL

Pop it. No way in hell can I let those suckers fester up into a boil :lol I start having OCD feelings when I see a white head that needs to be popped. I even pop my husband's too b/c they creep me out if they aren't popped.

I pop dh's too, I was just to chicken to say it because I did not want to come across as gross LOL!! :blush He gets big ones on his face and just ignores them, and then at that point that is all I can look at. EWW

Maybe we all need a support group for this? It's good to know I'm not the only one who does it. :lmao

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL
wh00t! Another sunburn skin peeler... I always warn dh, "you burn, your skin is mine!" After the first burn, he makes it a point to not get sunburned... lol

I'm also a popper. :giggle

Maybe we all need a support group for this? It's good to know I'm not the only one who does it. :lmao

the sleeping husbands zit popping support group? Sorry going on a little to little sleep. :D

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL

I do the same thing.. It's one of my little OCD things. I do Df's for him too...Oh I do thoes pore strips on him too :teehee he has sooo many blackheads on his nose it's freaky!!


I agree, there needs to be a support group.

Pop it!! Unless it's just one of those hurty bumps that never come to a head.. I hate those things. :P

Pop it!! Unless it's just one of those hurty bumps that never come to a head.. I hate those things. :P

ewww I hate those and I always get them when AF comes to visit!!

never ever pop mine. dh does his and it pisses me off to no end

ewww I hate those and I always get them when AF comes to visit!!

yeah, they always show up at the worst possible time! :duh And place... most of my zits always end up around my chin area, I HATE it >_<

I get rid of that shit!! I have no scars from popping any of mine... Though I never get bad ones... and I dont have acne at all... never have... just around the time when Aunt Flo wants to come visit!
like NOW!

yeah, they always show up at the worst possible time! :duh And place... most of my zits always end up around my chin area, I HATE it >_<

i get them where my nose meets my upper lip thingy it will bring tears to my eyes to even touch :sigh but that is ok.:D

i get them where my nose meets my upper lip thingy it will bring tears to my eyes to even touch :sigh but that is ok.:D

Aww :( Am I the only one who keeps touching things that hurt tho? You tell someone, this really hurts right here! But you continue to poke it. XD

I pop mine.
I pop my husband's, too. :giggle In fact, he gets those really nasty, icky HUGE ones on his back and his butt, where he can't reach them...so I pop them. In fact, he comes home from work (when he's home..:sigh) and he says, "I gotta present for you.." Then drops trou and I get to poppin'. LOL.

Sigh. We're so gross. LOL

I seriously thought we were the only really strange sickos that did that :rofl He says the SAME flippin thing to me too, so weird! "Hey, I have a present for you" like he knows I get some kind of sick joy out of it or something. I admit, I do. It feels good to pop those suckers and rid him of his festering grossness :rofl I'm sorry but pimple are just ICKY if they are white and poppable. I can't leave them be. I'll sit there and think about it until he finally lets me just pop it. He is SUCH a baby though about it sometimes. The itty bitty tiny ones make him squirm and he's like "You've lost your touch" :lmao

I usually dont get them but if i do, i pop them

I am a popper and DH gets a zit maybe once year :kungfu

If its ready to pop, I do it! I've heard they scar too, but I've yet to get a scar so I haven't quit! I only get them when I'm PMS-ing, which is A LOT lately with my damn hormones so GRR:suspect

I seriously thought we were the only really strange sickos that did that :rofl He says the SAME flippin thing to me too, so weird! "Hey, I have a present for you" like he knows I get some kind of sick joy out of it or something. I admit, I do. It feels good to pop those suckers and rid him of his festering grossness :rofl I'm sorry but pimple are just ICKY if they are white and poppable. I can't leave them be. I'll sit there and think about it until he finally lets me just pop it. He is SUCH a baby though about it sometimes. The itty bitty tiny ones make him squirm and he's like "You've lost your touch" :lmao

You guys are too funny!

ill pop one now for you, if you want.

Sometimes if they are REALLY bad.

I have to pop em. I know it is bad but I can't help it. If they are the deep red ones I leave them alone. But if it has a head on it I will gently squeeze it out.

Gross but I pop ones on my husbands back as well. I can't stand looking at them!

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL

Me too lol don't worry you aren't the only one!

I'm a compulsive picker so I have to pop mine..lol

i pop it.

i pop them, they are so bad to pop them i still do it.

i have had ance for going on 11 years. some days are better then others, but i decieded because i'm not getting any younger that i need to take care of it. i went to see a doctor about it, and got meds. since using it i can see a change and some scars but its not as bad as i thought. :dunno. i guess having them for so long did that, its my fault i didn't fix it when i was younger. my face is cleaning up tho.

I pop em. I get the OCD thing too...my nightly ritual to rid my face of anything i dont like too...LOL. And i do my DH when he is home. I cant stop staring at any he gets which is rarely. I also pluck his ingrown hairs and his eyebrows. Its our thing...LOL. Its definitly a bonding thing.

ewww is all i have to say

i can't resist. i'm an ocd skin-picker too. i wish i didn't cause my skin isn't that bad, but i make it worse than my genetics intended by picking.

pop it i pop hubby too :teehee

I take joy in popping my zits

i voted other cuz i kinda let it grow until it looks like a planet but then i pop it. so not sure if i answered right. :pukey sounds gross typing it.

I pop them...it's a little bit of an OCD thing with me. I do that and peeling skin (like after a sunburn), and scabs. I'll even do it for my SO. I know...I'm gross. LOL

ME TOOOOOOO!!! It's seriously bad sometimes! :teehee

I'm a picker and I can't stop, even if there's nothing there, I'll find something. It's a nervous habit....

I pop them especially when they have a white head