![Why popping acne around the nose and top lip could lead to serious infection and even death: dermatologists give their top treatment tips | South China Morning Post Why popping acne around the nose and top lip could lead to serious infection and even death: dermatologists give their top treatment tips | South China Morning Post](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1098,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/1200x800/public/d8/images/canvas/2022/01/20/f1039f3f-8329-4e7c-818e-64a86aaf6eea_49305174.jpg?itok=-jRHrbpH&v=1642665646)
Why popping acne around the nose and top lip could lead to serious infection and even death: dermatologists give their top treatment tips | South China Morning Post
![TIL that in rare cases, popping a pimple in the so-called "danger triangle" can lead to facial paralysis, brain infections/meningitis, and even death. : r/todayilearned TIL that in rare cases, popping a pimple in the so-called "danger triangle" can lead to facial paralysis, brain infections/meningitis, and even death. : r/todayilearned](https://external-preview.redd.it/4fAJH-yhEfoSOmf5I0Om9iugjiYYU_wNPf2Jv40_63w.jpg?auto=webp&s=24deac9f61c5ab31946d3668f91792f609e3217d)
TIL that in rare cases, popping a pimple in the so-called "danger triangle" can lead to facial paralysis, brain infections/meningitis, and even death. : r/todayilearned
![Teenage girl, 19, suffers severe brain infection after popping a pimple on the tip of her nose | Daily Mail Online Teenage girl, 19, suffers severe brain infection after popping a pimple on the tip of her nose | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/09/07/15/32878932-8706145-image-a-10_1599488800916.jpg)