Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:One woman popped a pimple in the “triangle of death” and ended up in the hospital with facial paralysis. The triangle of death is an area on your face that can fast-track infections to your brain. You’re a sophomore in high school again, begrudgingly getting out of bed after snoozing your alarm one too many times. One woman, , tried to pop a pimple beneath her nose and ended up in the hospital with facial paralysis—and experts say the infection could have been deadly. Severe cases of Staphylococcus bacterial infections (staph infections) can lead to inflammation of the heart, toxic shock syndrome, and even sepsis.