Squeezing a sebaceous cyst on a dog. The owner did not want to do surgery to remove the cyst, but wanted it drained because it was growing quite large.
Simple blackheads extractions on the face. I often use a little numbing (lidocaine plus bicarbonate and epinephrine) to anesthetize the area a little before extractions because this is much more comfortable for the patient. Also many of you notice that as I numb the skin, I shake my left hand, and this is on purpose. […]
This patient I saw yesterday for an overall body exam/ mole check. She has great skin in general, but has multiple seborrheic keratoses on her back which irritate her and are itchy. I explained to her that there are benign growths, that seem to sit a top the skin.. they are not moles, will not […]