A dermatologist explains why picking scabs is a no-no, including effects on your skin and health — plus, tips on how to stop picking.

But if you notice yourself picking pimples or scabs on your skin here-or-there, these tricks could help. Sometimes it helps to give yourself little reminders. Dr. Hafeez’s recommendation?

If skin picking is a problem, at first, I suggest minimizing time poking, prodding or removing any skin irregularities. The habit can start from a scab, pimple, mosquito bite, or skin imperfection.

Two experts explain what acne excoriée is, what the symptoms are, and how to treat the skin-picking disorder.

If you’ve never heard of it, acne excoriée is a skin condition “when one compulsively is picking, scratching, or squeezing acne or pimples,” leaving scabs, scars, and pigmentation, says ...

But if you notice yourself picking pimples or scabs on your skin here-or-there, these tricks could help. Sometimes it helps to give yourself little reminders. Dr. Hafeez's recommendation?

Learn more about skin-picking, how it manifests, how serious it can get, and how some have learned to stop picking their skin.

I can’t “just stop” picking my skin, but I can try to be aware of when I’m doing it, and find other ways to manage the thoughts and feelings that are feeding the compulsion.

You know skin picking is a bad habit, but you can't help the compulsion. Here's how to save your skin (and your sanity).