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Los Angeles-based Schott, who is the owner of Starface, the wildly popular pimple patch brand Lee was shooting for, immediately felt her business brain buzzing.

From cats and cucumbers to pimple popping and unboxings, the internet is awash with a vast array of videos to send people into a social media wormhole.

Users also report skin ulcers, and not just a little pimple: In extreme cases, people lose chunks of tissue on their arms and legs because of it.

As humans, we are nothing if not fascinated by our own bodies, whether that’s picking a scab, prodding a canker sore or popping a pimple.

“While I am okay with, for example, using an ice cube on a specific pimple for a limited time, I wouldn't suggest rubbing ice all over the face as a mainstay of treatment,” Kiracofe says.