This is a patient of mine who has blackheads and whiteheads that were extracted during her regular skin cancer check up with me. She is a wonderful patient, who was so kind to allow me to videotape her extractions. As you know, blackheads and whiteheads are also known as open and closed comedones. A schaumburg-type […]
PIlar cysts are benign growths most commonly seen on the scalp. They are a little different than epidermoid cysts which are more often found on the body. Pilar cysts usually have thicker walls, so they are more easily popped out whole. As you can see, Dr Rebish and I have different methods for removing cysts, […]
This man asked me about this small bump on the center of his chest. You can’t see it well, but you can feel it. He has a small epidermoid cyst in the area, that I removed today, via punch biopsy tool. An epidermoid cyst is also called a sebaceous cyst, and is a benign growth, […]
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 […]