This patient has a pilomatricoma, aka a calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, which is commonly a solitary but mobile growth under the skin which is most often confused to be an epidermoid cyst. These are benign growths, not painful or uncomfortable. I was suspicious it was a pilomatricoma when I removed it because of it’s firmness, […]
Mohs Micrographic Skin Cancer Surgery is a specialized technique, designed to remove skin cancers, most commonly basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, removing as little normal tissue as possible with the lowest rate of reoccurrence. We most commonly use this technique on the face, since we want to remove as little normal tissue as […]
For medical education- NSFE. I couldn’t remember the name of this particular type of mole in the video, but I got close! It’s a cerebriform nevus because it’s a little bumpy and brain-like in shape. Here i do a snip biopsy to remove it easily on the scalp. source
For medical education- NSFE. Lipomas can be removed through a small incision and squeezed out because they are usually well encapsulated. Fun to do and fun to watch! source
This patient is the same person with the stubborn blackhead/keratin plug extractions on the nose, just recently posted. THIS is the reason that she came to see me in the first place. She has had a mole on her chin, that was treated with a laser many years ago. She doesn’t like the appearance of […]