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ELI5: why do acne spots enlarge after being popped?

Once they’re popped and the juices inside are released shouldn’t it be smaller?
gpt
It leads to a temporary increase in inflammation just due to the damage to your skin popping open the pocket of pus does. That combined with the fact that it was an infected pore leads to an increased immune response via inflammation (minor swelling and increase in redness/blood flow to the area to heal it more quickly)