We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. But after I was assaulted in my early teens, skin picking became a coping mechanism, a way I could feel ...

Against the advice of dermatologists (and skincare articles) everywhere, pimple popping is practically a national pastime. Who hasn’t awoken to a pesky, juicy whitehead just begging to be squeezed?

Acne excoriée is an excoriation disorder defined by the uncontrollable desire to pick, scratch, or rub acne lesions. It's a mental health condition that falls into the group of obsessive-compulsive ...

We’ve all been there: You notice a small bump on your skin and start to pick, attempting to extract something so that it will “heal faster.” But once you start, you can’t stop, and suddenly you’re ...

I have always been a picker. I remember it from my earliest playground knee grazes—the irresistible urge to peel off the scab as soon as it formed; to see the bright white flesh beneath. I knew I wasn ...

“I mostly pick my face,” Daniela W., who has skin-picking disorder, tells SELF. “But also my scalp, my back, and my chest. For me, the scarring is the most distressing part. They’re not deep scars, ...

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Dear Dr. Roach: I have had an unsightly rash on my legs for many years. I finally went to the dermatologist today, and he said I have skin-picking syndrome and that all of the findings on my leg are ...