A blackhead is also called an open comedo (single for comedone), and it is a clogged pore in the skin that is open to the air. Keratin (skin protein) and sebum (oil) combine to block the pore….
It’s that time of year again, Popaholics… this Valentine’s Day, do like this patient and give your love the gift of a good blackhead removal! Do you snuggle up with your partner to watch some good pops?? (Originally Posted as “Shoots of Blackheads for His Love”) Blackheads are something we are all familiar with, but […]
A patient of mine who was so kind to let me extract the milia in her ears and the blackheads on her back! Thank you for watching! A milium (single for milia) is a small superficial cyst formed in the top layer of the skin called the epidermis. They appear as tiny, pearly-white bumps just […]
This sweet patient of mine had a great Pilar Cyst at the top of her forehead. We haven’t seen one of these in a while, Enjoy! A pilar cyst, also known as a trichilemmal or isthmus-catagen cyst, is a benign (non-life-threatening) growth that, upon examination, looks identical to the more common epidermoid cyst, except that […]
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