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Lipoma excision, Upper Back

This patients came in to see me because she has this “lump” on her upper back that really bothers her. This is a lipoma, which is a benign collection of clonal fat cells, aka adipose cells. They are pretty common, not life threatening, but create bumps under the skin that can grow quite large. They […]

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October 21, 2015

04:05

Milia extraction and a Prurigo Nodularis

This patient had a few small firm bumps on the right side of her neck that have really been bothering her, so she requested removal. I thought the first one was just a picker’s nodule, also called a prurigo nodular, which is essentially a bump that is thickened and firm because it is manipulated often […]

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July 28, 2015

03:03

Update with Before and After photos, epidermoid cysts removed on neck

Many of you ask me to keep you updated on my patients, asking how they look after their surgeries. This gentleman had 3 cysts removed via punch excision, using a 4mm punch biopsy tool, about one month ago. This was a procedure done under local anesthesia, the cyst sac and internal contents were removed completely, […]

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June 22, 2015

09:50

Milia & blackheads TNTC: 1st treatment. For medical education- NSFE.

For medical education- NSFE. She has so many more on her cheeks and around her eyes. But we just worked in the blackheads and milia on her chin today. She’s a tough cookie- no local anesthesia! She really wanted these out! TNTC= Too Numerous To Count She will be back! source

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February 11, 2015