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Why do my pimples itch or hurt? what does it mean?

Yoram Harth, MD
By Yoram Harth, MD | 2019-04-30

acne painful itch

Pimple itch and hurt because they are inflamed. Inflamation is a natural process in which the skin's own immune system tries to kill the acne bacteria. During this process the area gets to be swollen, red and painful.

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