We've all been there: you're going about your daily routine when suddenly, there's an angry red bump looking at you in the mirror. It's red, it's painful, and it may have a white tip in the center.

No matter how well you double-cleanse and balance all your skincare acids, breakouts can still occur. Sometimes, they slowly creep up on you, growing little by little as the days pass by. Other times, ...

Boils are painful, pus-filled, and are caused by infections like Staphylococcus aureus. Cysts are painless, non-infectious growths filled with keratin or other substances. Antibiotics may treat boils ...

The onset of a pimple is bad enough, but even worse than a standard-fare pimple is the dreaded cystic acne, the kind that burrows deep under your skin and is painful to the touch. You can’t press on ...

People with hidradenitis suppurativa sometimes receive misdiagnosis for other conditions, including folliculitis and acne. A dermatologist can make an accurate diagnosis. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) ...

There are a lot of places you expect to find pimples on your body. Your face, for one. Your chest and back, too. But your vagina? Really? Odds are good you haven’t given that much thought—unless, of ...

After popping what she thought was an ordinary pimple, a woman discovered it was a cyst that would leave her with a permanent scar. Stephanie Warkotsch, 30, noticed the lump on her cheek at the ...

Acne is one of the most common skin conditions out there. According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), it affects up to 50 million Americans, both teens and adults, annually. "While ...

Big or small, a pimple might not be a welcome sight. Whether you get the occasional blemish or deal with acne regularly, pimple patches may be a good solution. One kind of pimple patch is called a ...