Blackheads on the back
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Blackheads on the back

This patient of mine came in for a total body skin check. During this examination, I noticed numerous blackheads on the back. Blackheads are open comedones, follicles/pores that have dilated and are filled with keratin/ skin cells. They can be extracted using a comedone extractor as you see here, but often when they are larger […]
Solar Comedones Extracted, aka Favre Racouchot
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Solar Comedones Extracted, aka Favre Racouchot

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 […]
Re-introduction to Big Blackheads on the Back
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Re-introduction to Big Blackheads on the Back

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 […]
The difference between blackheads & milia
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The difference between blackheads & milia

Do you know the difference between a blackhead and a milia? Blackheads and whiteheads are also known as open and closed comedones. They are dilated pores that are plugged with keratin. Whiteheads are closed, meaning there is skin covering the comedone. Blackheads are open, exposed to air. Air oxidizes the keratin, causing it to turn […]
A couple of whiteheads extracted
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A couple of whiteheads extracted

This sweet gentleman came in for his biannual skin exam, and as we were finishing, he mentioned that he had a white bump on his right cheek that his wife wondered if we could evaluate and possibly treat. How could I resist? Have a great weekend everyone! source
Solar comedones extracted, aka Favre Racouchot
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Solar comedones extracted, aka Favre Racouchot

This patient’s wife saw me today, for her general body skin exam. As they were leaving, she showed me a couple spots he had, and I couldn’t help but notice the large solar comedones that he had around his eyes. He let me remove them, and his wife was happy that I did! Solar comedones […]
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 […]