Here’s my patients two months after her surgery! She had a bump on her upper back that she hated. It was an epidermoid cyst, which is a benign growth that can grow to a large size, just under the skin surface. Cysts like this don’t need to be removed, but they can get inflamed and […]

For medical education- NSFE. A method to remove a large seborrheic keratosis on the skin is to first numb the area with local anesthetic and then use a curette to essentially scrape the growth off. source

#Midge #Exploding #Junk #Gratuitous #Replay

Initially, I thought these bumps lateral to this patient’s left eye were solar comedones due to their location and his history of chronic sun exposure. However, the bumps extracted were pearly, slightly firm tiny cysts, so I believe they were milia. Milia are very superficial cysts which commonly occur on the face, in particular around […]

For medical education- NSFE. Surgical excision of an epidermoid cyst an repair using buried vertical mattress and running subcuticular suture source

#Onion #Tummy #Lump #Throat #Punch #Sign

This is a patient who has dermatosis papulosa nigra, a condition common in darker completed people. These are similar to seborrheic keratoses, and we like to call them “wisdom spots” because they are not harmful, but many of us just get more of them the “wiser” they get. Here, I use a KTP 532 nm […]

For medical education- NSFE. Keloid treatment can be frustrating and multiple treatments are usually required. Treated this keloid today. source

#Beautiful #Twenty #YearOld #Bump

This is a great example of why I love my job… I’m lucky to have these wonderful patients that I get to develop a relationship with, who make you laugh, who you look forward to seeing. And the bonus is, I get to extract their blackheads. Hopefully, someday he will appreciate that I did so… […]