For medical education- NSFE. Milia, spider vein, skin tags.. Oh my.. source

For medical education- NSFE. Simple removal of a milia on the upper eyelid with serrated scissors source

Music: E minor Prelude by Chopin source

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For medical education- NSFE. Follow Dr Sandra Lee on facebook https://www.facebook.com/SkinPS and instragram @DrSandraLee Follow Dr Sandra Lee on twitter https://twitter.com/SandraLeeMD Go to SkinPhysicians & Surgeons website at http://www.skinps.com/ These are procedures I do in the office almost on a daily basis. Here, I am doing a shave removal of an intradermal nevus, aka mole, […]

Initially, I thought these bumps lateral to this patient’s left eye were solar comedones due to their location and his history of chronic sun exposure. However, the bumps extracted were pearly, slightly firm tiny cysts, so I believe they were milia. Milia are very superficial cysts which commonly occur on the face, in particular around […]

Do you know the difference between a blackhead and a milia? Blackheads and whiteheads are also known as open and closed comedones. They are dilated pores that are plugged with keratin. Whiteheads are closed, meaning there is skin covering the comedone. Blackheads are open, exposed to air. Air oxidizes the keratin, causing it to turn […]

Here I explain the difference between blackheads and milia, which are both common benign growths that occur in all ages but are particularly prevalent in teenagers (those under 18 years old), as well as the elderly (6th and 7th decade). source

This lovely woman was the last patient of the day for me. She had three bumps on her face that she wanted removed if possible. Although, she didn’t know about my youtube channel or instagram, she is a “popaholic”, meaning, she loves to pop her own blackheads and whiteheads. Well, she couldn’t remove these areas, […]

For medical education- NSFE. There is a glitch in the previously uploaded video, so this one should be better to view. Also, some questions have been asked about the amount of bleeding during this procedure. This patient has more sebaceous/thicker skin than the average person, and her milia are pretty deep under her thicker skin. […]