Solar comedones are open and closed comedones, aka blackhead and whiteheads, but these are not seen in teenagers, as a part of acne that is most common in this age group. Solar comedones are blackheads and whiteheads that occur later in life (usually seen in people in their 50s and higher), due to chronic cumulative […]

For medical education- NSFE. She is so sweet to let us film the removal of her pilar cysts. She has a few of them, and this one is the biggest. They are benign, but they are bumpy and can be embarrassing. They are fun to remove because they are a challenge to pop out whole […]

In my office, squeezing out blackheads and whiteheads source

It’s Throwback Thursday, and I’ll be featuring a past patient every now and then on Thursdays! I’ll include updates for you on the patient’s condition and may also include bonus footage! For my first Throwback Thursday, I want to reintroduce you to my lovely patient who has quite large blackheads on her back. Many of […]

For medical education- NSFE. One blackhead down, one more to go! source

This one is dedicated to Cliffo, who’s on Townsville, Australia’s hit music station! (Home of Cliffo and Bec). He is a fellow admitted popaholic, and I just had the best convo on the radio with the two of them! Listen to HOTFM Townsville today! This vid is of a lovely patient came to see me […]

For medical education- NSFE. Here is Part I of two Parts: Excising two lipomas on the abdomen. This woman was so sweet, just a little frightened, not of the procedure, but because she wasn’t sure what was under her skin. Good news is, that they are likely benign lipomas (clonal collection of fat cells), but […]

For medical education- NSFE. These are comedones and milia. Both are benign growths that occur on the face. In older individuals, comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) are caused by years of sun exposure. All the above growths can be expressed with a comedone extractor. The gentleman, whose small comedones I extract on the neck has deep […]

For medical education- NSFE. Milia are superficial small cysts just below the skin surface. They are common and benign, but cannot be extracted by just squeezing like many blackheads/comedones can. A nick has to be made in the skin in order to squeeze them out with a comedone extractor. This can hurt, but this woman […]

For medical education- NSFE. She loves getting her nails done, her beautiful rings and fancy watches and bangles, but has had to deal with this large lipoma on her left wrist for many years. She was told that she would have to go under general anesthesia to remove the area and since she lives alone, […]