Acne Vulgaris and Extracting large Whiteheads – Part 1 Whitehead Extractions in an Acne Patient, Part 2 Whitehead extractions & Suture Removal in Acne Patient: Part 3 This is a young man who is presently on Accutane (Isotretinoin) treatment for his cystic acne vulgaris. He asked if we could extract some of his big whiteheads […]
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This patient’s wife saw me today, for her general body skin exam. As they were leaving, she showed me a couple spots he had, and I couldn’t help but notice the large solar comedones that he had around his eyes. He let me remove them, and his wife was happy that I did! Solar comedones […]
For medical education- NSFE. Now that I have extracted more blackheads and whiteheads in the last few months than I have in my entire career as a dermatologist (!), I have noticed a pattern. Women tend to present more with whiteheads, aka as closed comedones, rather than blackheads. Maybe this is because we, as women, […]
For medical education- NSFE. She came in yesterday for a skin exam and mentioned she hated these bumps she felt on her face so I offered to remove them for free if she wouldn’t mind if I videotaped it for you all. She obliged and was so happy to get rid of them. She can’t […]
For medical education- NSFE. Milia are superficial small cysts just below the skin surface. They are common and benign, but cannot be extracted by just squeezing like many blackheads/comedones can. A nick has to be made in the skin in order to squeeze them out with a comedone extractor. This can hurt, but this woman […]
For medical education- NSFE. This patient works long hours outdoors in the dirt and soot and has developed many blackheads that have settled into the creases of his forehead making the wrinkles appear deeper and more prominent. I was surprised at how happy it made him when we extracted as many as we could. I […]