Blackhead & whitehead extractions and a skin biopsy
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Blackhead & whitehead extractions and a skin biopsy

I have many Vietnam vets as patients, since many of them were in the sun for extended periods when they were enlisted. This patient also had a suspicious looking mole on the back of his neck and a larger superficial (non life threatening) skin cancer on the right front of his neck. I’m treating the […]
Blackhead extractions and skin biopsies
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Blackhead extractions and skin biopsies

This wonderfully sweet patient is 90 years old! She came to see me because she had bumps on her that her other dermatologist wouldn’t remove (they are not covered by insurance, because it is not medically necessary to remove these growths). However, she allowed me to video record her blackhead extractions and in exchange I […]
Blackhead Extractions for his lovely wife!
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Blackhead Extractions for his lovely wife!

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. […]