Part 1: This young gentleman just flew in from Las Vegas, where he was celebrating with his friends the future impending removal of this bump on his arm! I thought it looks like an extra elbow, he says his friends called it his floatation device. It’s actually an epidermoid cyst, and RTL Germany was here […]
(Part 1) Satisfying pimple popping – Pimple field on the cheeks **Warning: This video is from a Spa in Vietnam. This video may contain dermatologic surgical …
A Pilar Cyst, aka a trichilemmal cyst, an isthmus-catagen cyst, or a “wen”, looks identical on examination to the more common epidermoid cyst, except that 90% of them occur on the scalp. They tend to be more mobile and firmer than epidermoid cysts, and are derived from a different part of the hair follicle/skin. The […]
Here’s the first time I tried to remove this cyst! Sometimes they come back, although I always try my best to make the first treatment also the last treatment!
Acne Vulgaris and Extracting large Whiteheads – Part 1 Whitehead Extractions in an Acne Patient, Part 2 Whitehead extractions & Suture Removal in Acne Patient: Part 3 This is a young man who is presently on Accutane (Isotretinoin) treatment for his cystic acne vulgaris. He asked if we could extract some of his big whiteheads […]
This patient came to see me to see if I could repair the tear in her right earlobe, that occurred after her earring snagged and tore the lobe from the piercing. This is something we commonly see, and is simple to repair. The most important thing is to match, even every the very outer edge […]
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 […]