Mum hospitalised squeezing spot on 'triangle of death' area of face

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A woman ended up in hospital after squeezing a spot in the little-known ‘ triangle of death ’ area - leaving her in “excruciating” pain. ‌

Alisha Monaco had no idea it was dangerous to pop a spot in the area on her face - between the corners of the mouth and the bridge of the nose. Due to its connection to the cavernous sinus, a region in the brain, picking or squeezing pimples can lead to serious infections. ‌

Alisha, 32, shared her experience on TikTok and said the spot appeared to be an “average” pimple, which she is prone to getting several times a month. After failing to pop it, she poked it with a sanitised pimple popper needle tool and her ear popped at the same time, leading her to become dizzy immediately. ‌

She said: “I knew I’d messed up. The pain was al