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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Rebecca Whittaker

How squeezing a spot on your nose could land you in hospital

Squeezing a spot or plucking out a nose hair could land you in hospital with a life-threatening infection.

It may sound extreme, but there is a high-risk area on the face called the “triangle of death”, experts have warned.

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