A Sunday Scalp Laceration
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A Sunday Scalp Laceration

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 […]
Recently inflamed cyst on the back, excised
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Recently inflamed cyst on the back, excised

This patient has a small, recently inflamed cyst, that we excised per her request today. It bothers her, and she always asks her husband to squeeze it. The reason I believe it was recently inflamed is because the internal contents are liquefied, and there is no presence of an intact epidermoid sac. Therefore, I just […]
Blackhead extractions and skin biopsies
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Blackhead extractions and skin biopsies

This wonderfully sweet patient is 90 years old! She came to see me because she had bumps on her that her other dermatologist wouldn’t remove (they are not covered by insurance, because it is not medically necessary to remove these growths). However, she allowed me to video record her blackhead extractions and in exchange I […]
Milia extraction and a Prurigo Nodularis
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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 […]