Great BLACKHEAD Extractions!!

This patient is actually the “brother” (not exactly, but family) of a sorority sister of mine. Yes I was in a sorority, I’m a Pi Phi from UCLA because I know you’re gonna ask hehe.
He gets really painful inflamed cysts on his cheeks but there were no defined cysts or inflammation seen today so there really wasn’t anything to surgically remove. We decided to inject the firm slightly inflamed areas with low potency corticosteroid which can help shrink these bumps. Then, I noticed he has some pretty nice blackheads. He let me remove them and record it, isn’t he great? I haven’t seen his “sister” in a while, mainly we catch up a little on Facebook, but if we hopefully get together soon it’s going downnnn. Hehe, you hear me, Me?! 😜😘
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A blackhead is also called an open comedo (single for comedone), and it is a clogged pore in the skin that is open to the air. Keratin (skin protein) and sebum (oil) combine to block the pore. They are often found on the face and trunk. but they can be found anywhere on the body. Blackheads are not clogged with dirt, but it is the exposure to air that causes oxidation turning the internal contents black. They can be extracted using a comedone extractor. I usually use an 11 blade (a blade that comes to a sharp point) and a Shaumberg type comedone extractor.

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