Some of you may remember my thread detailing a rather stupid crash on my bike. As can be assumed, by now, these things have scabbed up. The abrasion on my knee produced the gnarliest scab of them all.

Our skin is often covered with tiny imperfections—blemishes, moles, cuts and spots that we're all guilty of picking at from time to time. Consider the temptation of that bulbous yellow head of a spot ...

I have always been a picker. I remember it from my earliest playground knee grazes—the irresistible urge to peel off the scab as soon as it formed; to see the bright white flesh beneath. I knew I wasn ...

A woman who has struggled for 20 years with a severe skin-picking disorder shares how it began as a "coping mechanism" after her mother's death, but "snowballed" into leaving her "bloody" and "swollen ...

A woman almost lost her leg after her skin picking habit became out of control. Lauren McKeaney, 35, from Chicago, has suffered from the psychological condition dermatillomania all her life.

Medically reviewed by Maria M. LoTempio, MD Key Takeaways Don’t pick at the scab, as it might slow healing and cause ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A woman living with dermatillomania has revealed how the compulsive ...

Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective protection systems. From a biological standpoint, a scab is your skin’s ...