Three little blackheads. For medical education- NSFE
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Three little blackheads. For medical education- NSFE

This patient has 3 blackheads that I extracted, with two of them under his right eye. I put a little numbing in the area, and this can often create a visible bruise in the area that is difficult to avoid, because this is the thinnest skin on the body, so it is pretty translucent and […]
Three patients, with their comedones. For medical education
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Three patients, with their comedones. For medical education

Here are three patients I saw today, all with comedones to extract. In patient 2 I use very sharp serrated scissors. I use this instrument commonly on the eyelid or within the orbital rim of the eye. This is because in this area, there is no bone under the skin to press a comedone extractor […]
Epidermoid cyst excision on the cheek
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Epidermoid cyst excision on the cheek

This is a lovely patient of mine, who recently completed chemotherapy and radiation treatments due to breast cancer. She noticed this lump on her cheek that has grown quite rapidly in the last year. I don’t think this cyst appearance or growth is directly related to her recent breast cancer diagnosis or treatment, but I […]