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 an antiquated misnomer, and is not a term used by dermatologists. They […]
A whitehead is also called a closed comedo (single for comedone). It is a completely blocked pore. Keratin (skin protein) and sebum (oil) combine to block the pore. Whiteheads can be extracted using a Schaumberg-type comedone extractor as you see here, but often, a superficial nick in the skin must be placed first in the […]
You can watch her first pilar cyst excision here: A Dr Pimple Popper Pilar Cyst Pop And THIS is probably my FAVORITE pilar cyst “pop”: The Story of 3 Pilar Cysts: Part 2 of 2 Thank you for watching! A Pilar Cyst, aka a trichilemmal cyst, an isthmus-catagen cyst, or a “wen”, looks identical on […]
We want to show you everything that happens in the office, yes even the little things. Not all pops are big and require a splash mask and some are just not what we expected…these are the Office Pop Flops! A whitehead or a closed comedo (single for comedone), unlike a blackhead, is a completely blocked […]
ERGGH! Join me as I work to squeeze this ‘pain in the neck’ lipoma out one piece at a time! Lipomas are slow-growing, benign (non-cancerous) growths of fat cells. These cells are contained in a thin capsule that creates the appearance of a “bump” right under the skin. Lipomas are typically not tender, move around […]
This lipoma (overgrowth of fat-cells) got a liiittle bigger during the pandemic. Luckily my patients co-workers told her to come to see me to have it removed. Lipomas are slow-growing, benign (non-cancerous) growths of fat cells. These cells are contained in a thin capsule that creates the appearance of a “bump” right under the skin. […]