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I have found popping zits actually causes more damage in the sense it allows for more bacteria to enter the skin and it generally makes a scar.

That man may be in for more trouble because the operation area did not not look as sanitary as it could be. I just had surgery for a very large cyst because I kept cleaning it out myself. What happened was that every time I cleaned it out, I was not as sanitary as I could be and it came back larger and larger. The doctor did surgery, cleaned and packed it. Then he stitched it up. I kept it bandaged for several days. A cyst is different from a simple blackhead or pimple because it is totally under the skin and needs professional removal.

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It took place in area that I would not want to be shown on Youtube.![]()
I always pop zits. I don't enjoy it per se, but every one that I don't pop come back bigger, angrier, and more painful. Doctors and dermatologists don't know what they're talking about when they say don't pop them.
