Dealing with cystic acne can be painful and scarring — physically and mentally. Cystic acne gets its name from cysts, which are pus-filled pimples. They're typically large, painful and set deep in the ...

The panic of waking up with a giant, underground zit—then desperately Googling how to get rid of a cystic pimple ASAP—is something most of us can relate to. And if you’ve had one of these angry face ...

Cystic acne is one of the most challenging and emotionally draining forms of acne. It’s deep, painful, persistent, and often resistant to the standard routines that work for milder breakouts. For many ...

This weekend dermatologist Sandra Lee, M.D., aka Dr. Pimple Popper , was a busy bee. Even if her office was closed, her Instagram account was humming along sharing new, super satisfying popping videos ...

It will probably come as no surprise that acne is one of the more common skin disorders out there. Most of us have either experienced it firsthand or know someone who has. While acne is more prevalent ...

I could've avoided some deep scars (and a serious self-confidence knock) if I had trusted the dermatologist who initially prescribed spironolactone for my cystic acne. But instead of planting that ...