The weirdest and grossest places to get acne — and how you should treat them, per a derm

Acne can emerge at the most inopportune times, in the most annoying places. Pimples most commonly pop up on your forehead or nose — but the face is far from the only place breakouts are possible. Bumps are sometimes found in awkward areas such as the armpits, scalp and even your butt. Treatment varies according to where the inflammation is present, and sometimes, what appears to be acne at first glance may not even be acne at all. “People don’t realize acne needs a specific kind of hair follicle to form, and those follicles aren’t everywhere,” said board-certified dermatologist Dr. Christina Marcelus, MD, MS, FAAD. “So when someone tells me they have acne in their armpit or on the sole of their foot, my first job isn’t to treat the acne. It’s to figure out what it actually is, because it u