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 ...

It’s no surprise that mental health and physical appearance are intrinsically related. The recent self-care movement has taken this relationship to new levels, encouraging people to be open about ...

Clearing pores, popping pimples, removing scabs or skin irregularities can feel like an effective solution to make skin imperfections vanish. The mere sight of a skin imperfection can cause an ...

"Hello again—here we are scabby and red," wrote Tallulah Willis in the caption of a recent bare-faced selfie on Instagram. She continued, "Feeling out of control so zeroing in on something I CAN ...

Although my skin-picking past is written all over my face, it doesn't make me any less beautiful. If you saw my face in person, you would notice that it is covered from chin to forehead in pockmarks.

WE all sit there and have a little pick from time to time but what started as an innocent skincare routine for Julia Yuro, 23, quickly led her to spiral into hours of intense, painful clawing that ...

You have to admit that scabs are rather gnarly, not pretty to look at or think about. But I’ll bet there are few people who have not sported hard, crusty scabs of one kind or another. The role and ...