For medical education- NSFE. She is so sweet to let us film the removal of her pilar cysts. She has a few of them, and this one is the biggest. They are benign, but they are bumpy and can be embarrassing. They are fun to remove because they are a challenge to pop out whole […]

For medical education- NSFE. This patient came to see me for Mohs skin cancer surgery to remove a skin cancer next to his eye. He asked If I could remove an epidermoid cyst he had behind his ear when we were finished with his skin cancer surgery. My staff was a little annoyed I think, […]

For medical education- NSFE. Here is Part I of two Parts: Excising two lipomas on the abdomen. This woman was so sweet, just a little frightened, not of the procedure, but because she wasn’t sure what was under her skin. Good news is, that they are likely benign lipomas (clonal collection of fat cells), but […]

For medical education- NSFE. Good visual of the cyst’s inner contents. It’s pretty, isn’t it? 😉 source

For medical education- NSFE. She fell on asphalt and developed a “traumatic tattoo” 12 yrs ago. She didn’t know that the area could be easily treated with the Tribeam laser which removes tattoos. She was so pleased to hear I could remove the tattoo easily in a couple minutes. This is when I really enjoy […]

For medical education- NSFE. One blackhead down, one more to go! source

For medical education- NSFE. Good visual of the cyst’s inner contents. It’s pretty, isn’t it? 😉 source

For medical education- NSFE. Inserted a cryoshape cannula directly into center of this keloid and used liquid nitrogen to induce frostbite to the keloid treating from the inside out. It should turn black and pop off eventually and hopefully won’t come back! source

For medical education- NSFE. Extracting comedones caused by excess sun exposure, a condition called Favre-Racouchot. These comedones can be difficult to extract and I needed to numb the areas and I also used an 11 blade to break the superficial skin surface first to extract many of them. Enjoy! source

Basically, ingrown hairs are mostly caused by shaving and are known as razor bumps. They also tend to occur on people with tight curly hair. They also appear regardless of whether you’re shaving or not. Ingrown hairs occur most to people who have tight curly hair (e.g bikini line/beard) How To Prevent Ingrown Hairs? * […]