Here’s my patients two months after her surgery! She had a bump on her upper back that she hated. It was an epidermoid cyst, which is a benign growth that can grow to a large size, just under the skin surface. Cysts like this don’t need to be removed, but they can get inflamed and […]

Solar comedones are open and closed comedones, aka blackhead and whiteheads, but these are not seen in teenagers, as a part of acne that is most common in this age group. Solar comedones are blackheads and whiteheads that occur later in life (usually seen in people in their 50s and higher), due to chronic cumulative […]

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, […]

This patient saw me this week, and she told me about this bump on her scalp during the last few minutes of her appointment. I think she was scared to have it removed, but as you can see it is pretty simple to remove a bump like this, and it should be a pretty painless […]

It’s Throwback Thursday, and I’ll be featuring a past patient every now and then on Thursdays! I’ll include updates for you on the patient’s condition and may also include bonus footage! For my first Throwback Thursday, I want to reintroduce you to my lovely patient who has quite large blackheads on her back. Many of […]

This one is dedicated to Cliffo, who’s on Townsville, Australia’s hit music station! (Home of Cliffo and Bec). He is a fellow admitted popaholic, and I just had the best convo on the radio with the two of them! Listen to HOTFM Townsville today! This vid is of a lovely patient came to see me […]

This patient had a recently inflamed, infected cyst on the back of the neck. He was placed on oral antibiotics the week prior, and …

Many of you ask me to keep you updated on my patients, asking how they look after their surgeries. This gentleman had 3 cysts removed via punch excision, using a 4mm punch biopsy tool, about one month ago. This was a procedure done under local anesthesia, the cyst sac and internal contents were removed completely, […]

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 […]

Many of you are following “Pop’s” story. He is an elderly gentleman whose big blackheads I have been extracting, especially on his nose. Along the way, we have all fallen in love with him, and have learned that he is struggling both financially and emotionally, dealing with his wife’s recent death. Because of you wonderful […]