Saw this patient yesterday, who didn’t realize she had a blackhead on her right earlobe. She is a self-professed “lightweight” …

I usually just pierce ears after I’ve done an earlobe repair (for torn or stretched earlobe holes). However, two people in one week came in just requesting earlobe piercings. One was very young, and one was older. I thought this was cute, and at least I got film of the older woman who is just […]

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

For medical education- NSFE. Blackheads extracted on the chest and the back on one of my lovely patients. source

This is a patient I see on a regular basis for skin exams, and she had this noticeable bump on her right cheek that she says has been there for a while, and every now and then she can squeeze the contents out. This is an epidermoid cyst, a benign growth that creates a sac […]

For medical education- NSFE. This man had a cyst on his left cheek, a firm bump under the skin. A small punch can be used to remove it. Since he has squeezed the area multiple times, emptying its contents, there is not much to extract, but as long as I get the entire cyst sac, […]

For medical education- NSFE. This patient has an epidermoid cyst on the back, which has bothered her for many years, mainly because of the appearance. She was very self conscious and didn’t like people to touch her on her upper back. Here, I remove the cyst completely, attempting to remove it out a relatively small […]

For medical education- NSFE. This was not a very satisfying cyst to remove… Very dry, hard, and difficult to express. If it recurs I would remove it via punch biopsy or excision next time. source

This is a friend’s son, who was playing outside with a neighbor last Sunday, and he got hit on the head with a golf club. They called me as I was from running shopping errands to I told them to stop by my office and I just placed a few superficial sutures to fully close […]

Spotted this blackhead on my patient’s earlobe. Extracted it just for you. 😉 source