For medical education- NSFE. When I removed this pilar cyst I realized there was more in there. I counted three! source

For medical education- NSFE. This person’s husband is my patient and as they were leaving my office, she asked me to just glance at this growth on her side. She was wondering what it was. Here’s the video. Luckily, no Lyme disease or other tick borne diseases. source

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 […]

This patient has 3 blackheads that I extracted, with two of them under his right eye. I put a little numbing in the area, and this can often create a visible bruise in the area that is difficult to avoid, because this is the thinnest skin on the body, so it is pretty translucent and […]

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, […]

Here are three patients I saw today, all with comedones to extract. In patient 2 I use very sharp serrated scissors. I use this instrument commonly on the eyelid or within the orbital rim of the eye. This is because in this area, there is no bone under the skin to press a comedone extractor […]

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. 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

Many people develop brown spots like this on the hands. These are usually brown colored and often flat (but they can be slightly raised as well). These are commonly called age spots and liver spots, but the medical term is solar or senile lentigos. Personally, I like to call them “wisdom spots” because we get […]

For medical education- NSFE. Treating Alopecia areata. Focal hair loss that is common and often treatable. I am injecting a corticosteroid into the area to help suppress her immune system there so that her hair can regrow. source