These are skin conditions we see on nearly a daily basis, and here you can see how a dermatologist biopsies two areas. The first is an angioma, which is a benign vascular abnomality. There are also called cherry angiomas, and 100% of us get at least one by 18 years old. They don’t need to […]
Sorry, I accidentally deleted this video from my youtube yesterday. This patient has a seborrheic keratosis, aka a “wisdom spot” on her left cheek. These are benign growths, but people don’t like the appearance of them so they often request removal. The most common method of removal is probably treatment with liquid nitrogen spray. However, […]
Treatment of seborrheic keratoses by gentle thermocoagulation. Seborrheic keratosis is a common skin growth. It may look worrisome, but it is benign (not cancer). These growths often appear in middle-aged and older adults. They are not contagious. source
This is a great example of why I love my job… I’m lucky to have these wonderful patients that I get to develop a relationship with, who make you laugh, who you look forward to seeing. And the bonus is, I get to extract their blackheads. Hopefully, someday he will appreciate that I did so… […]
Seborrheic keratosis are very common on the back and stomach. They appear as waxy light tan, brown or black growths that look as if they were dripped onto the skin by a candle. source
For medical education- NSFE. Angiomas are extremely common vascular “abnormalities”. They are flat speckled red spots, or even can grow quite large and raised and appear more purple in color. They are benign and 100% of us will have at least one of them by the time we turn 18 years old. Small ones can […]
For medical education- NSFE. Removing via snip excision, seborrheic keratoses and verrucous keratoses, aka “wisdom spots” and skin tags, that commonly occur around the neck. It’s not “medically necessary” to remove these, but as you can see, many people want them off, particularly because they are tough to disguise and they can get caught on […]