whitehead Archives

10:30

A Really AMAZING Left Cheek Cyst Squeeze!!

Check out this video for a good cyst squeeze on the cheek! An epidermoid cyst (Epidermal Inclusion cyst, Infundibular cyst), is a benign growth commonly found in the skin and typically appears on the face, neck or trunk, but can occur anywhere on the body. Another name used is “sebacous cyst” but this is actually […]

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August 4, 2016

13:41

Earlobe repair: Fixing “pixie ear” created after a face lift procedure

This patient of mine is the sweetest woman! She came in because she was unhappy with the way her earlobes looked after she had a lower facelift (the cosmetic surgery procedure was not performed by me). She was born with detached earlobes, but after the cosmetic surgery procedure, her earlobes were not attached to the […]

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November 30, 2015

09:17

Excision of a skin cancer, a keratoacanthoma, filmed with my GoPro

This lovely patient of mine had a biopsy proven keratoacanthoma, which is a form of a type of skin cancer called a squamous cell carcinoma. These are usually quick growing skin cancer that most commonly occurs on sun exposed skin. They grow up quickly and often have a central scab – they look a lot […]

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August 14, 2015

04:42

The difference between blackheads & milia

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 […]

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June 9, 2015