A dermatologist weighs in on the topic.

Not to get all Coach Carr from "Mean Girls" on you, but the general consensus of skin experts on at-home pore extractions, much like popping a pimple, is akin to passing out condoms to high schoolers: ...

And the girl with the swollen lip ... the bottom of it with her index finger. “If you have a pimple brewing around your nose, and your fingers are slightly contaminated ...