Pimple

A pimple, zit or spot is a kind of comedo and one of the many results of excess oil getting trapped in the pores. Some of the varieties are pustules or papules. Pimples can be treated by various acne medications prescribed by a physician, or purchased at a pharmacy with a wide variety of treatments.

Causes

Inside the pore are sebaceous glands which produce sebum. When the outer layers of skin shed (as they do continuously), the dead skin cells left behind may become 'glued' together by the sebum. This causes the blockage in the pore, especially when the skin becomes thicker at puberty. The sebaceous glands produce more sebum which builds up behind the blockage, and this sebum harbours various bacteria including the species Propionibacterium acnes, causing infection and inflammation.

A pustule.

A pustule.

Some more severe pimples can lead to significant swelling and may appear on the back and chest.

Some more severe pimples can lead to significant swelling and may appear on the back and chest.

Pimple (disambiguation)

A pimple is a swollen spot on the skin.

Pimple may also refer to:

List of Battletoads characters

The Battletoads video game franchise, developed by Rare and published by Tradewest and Electronic Arts, deals with the Battletoads (Pimple, Rash and Zitz), as they fight the evil Dark Queen and her henchmen.

Battletoads

Villains

Dark Queen

Silas Volkmire

Silas Volkmire is a major villain in the Battletoads series, although he has only ever appeared in only one game. According to the Nintendo Power comic story, Silas was the chief programmer at Psicone who was jealous over the Battletoads and their human "players", Dave, Morgan, and George, whereas he was stuck working behind the scenes. One of the levels in the original Battletoads game, "Volkmire's Inferno", is supposedly named after Silas.

Late one night, while adjusting a few lines of code, Silas was contacted by the Dark Queen, who revealed that the so-called "game world" that Psicone created was actually her own universe, which she had ruled mercilessly until the Battletoads were created and began to oppose her. Under her suggestion, Silas sabotaged the virtual reality game generator, which led to Dave, Morgan, and George getting zapped into the Battletoads and trapped in the Dark Queen's world. Though it would have appeared that Silas did it to gain favor with the Queen, it is not revealed exactly how.