Strom refers to the center of the face as the “triangle of death,” also known as the danger triangle, and warns potential poppers to avoid performing at-home extractions of this area. 4.

Scary Demonstration Shows Why You Should Never Pop Pimples In The ‘Triangle of Death' On Your Face. Story by Leah Berenson • 1w.

Last year, a TikTok user named Hope who goes by @imlesbianflavored revealed to her followers that she contracted a staph [staphylococcus] infection after popping a zit in the triangle of death.

Even outside the triangle of death, experts agree “it’s always safer not to pop” zits, says Sandra Lee, a dermatologist and YouTuber popularly known as Dr. Pimple Popper.