Pimple
Current as of: April 1, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Martin J. Gabica, MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
A pimple is a clogged skin pore that gets infected with bacteria. Pimples look red and often are raised above the level of the skin. A pimple that bursts under the skin and releases bacteria into the surrounding tissue is called a papule. The skin around the area of a papule looks red. A papule that is deeper under the…