A STOMACH churning video of a woman popping a pimple under her arm has gone viral.
The grim yet satisfying 20-second clip sees an unnamed lady squeezing pus from the large lump.
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At first, the woman squeezes the cyst multiple times as it refuses to budge.
However, much to the shock of viewers, it soon explodes with a stream of pus popping out of it.
The woman then continues to squeeze more liquid out of the cyst as she dabs it with a tissue.
The video has since been viewed 300,000 times and liked by 12,000 pimple-popping fans.
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Some compared the lump to a “cow’s udder”, while others have demanded to see a longer version of the video.
Meanwhile, others have urged the woman to seek “urgent medical attention”, with one writing: “This is disgusting to watch – she needs to see a professional doctor dermatologist or something.”
The recording was shared on an Instagram account called “pimple popper vids” which is filled with droves of similar gruesome clips.
It comes as millions of people across the globe have become obsessed with watching the famous Dr Pimple Popper explode gross pus-filled spots and cysts.
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Dr Pimple Popper, real name Dr Sandra Lee, has over one million followers on her YouTube and Instagram accounts.
Initially surprised by the popularity, she suspects we just hid our love for watching pimple popping and now we’re all “out of the closet” with the knowledge that so many others like the same thing.
“It’s part fascination, part can’t look away, not unlike watching a car accident,” she said.
It’s part fascination, part can’t look away, not unlike watching a car accident
Dr Pimple Popper, aka Dr Sandra Lee
“There’s also something satisfying in the resolution, like something is being removed that shouldn’t be there and now the skin has been cleansed of an impurity.”
And when it comes to popping your own spots at home, Dr Pimple Popper has revealed that “preparation is key”.
She said: “You really shouldn’t pop anything on your face unless it has come to a white/yellow head,” Dr Pimple Popper said.
“If the pimple has a head, at that point it is OK to extract because the bump is very superficial to the surface of the skin and therefore the risk for permanent scarring is very minimal.
“Usually if the pimple doesn’t have a head yet and is still under the skin, trying to extract it can not only be very painful, but increase swelling, irritation and increase your risk of infection.
“Worse yet, if you really traumatise the skin, you risk scarring which can be permanent.”
