I Just Learned Where Pimple Patches Really Come From, And It's More Medical Than I Realised

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<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/68efc03a1500003c1c26a420.jpeg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Pimple patches" data-caption="Pimple patches" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Amy Glover / HuffPost UK" />Pimple patches</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>I recently learned that <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/suit-sleeve-buttons-history_uk_68ca7b65e4b0765c8250f970">buttons on sleeves</a> have a surprisingly medical past; <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/why-airport-codes-end-in-x_uk_68ecb21ee4b096c4c84fc8f7">that the “X” in airport code</a> names is far from random; and that nope, those teeny jean pockets <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/jeans-tiny-pocket-explained_uk_68c0005ee4b04bc9f0259757">were never for condoms</a>.</p><p>I feel <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@kardahiansclips/video/7236114625484393754?lang=en-GB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">like 2016-era Kylie Jenner</a>, so frequent are my realisations these days.</p><p>Well, tough news for my beleaguered brain. After scrolling through Instagram, I found a post from dermatologist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPuUfxPAaOo/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dr Angelo Landriscina</a> that surprised me with yet another fact: the little see-through patches I put on my spots have an unexpected history.</p><p>In fact, the material they’re made from was originally meant for far more severe circumstances. </p><h2><strong>Where do pimple patches come from? </strong></h2><p>The dermatologist began his video with a clip of a woman who’d applied spot patches to a cat scratch
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