For medical education- NSFE. She let me extract her blackheads in exchange for firing as many questions at me that she could. Haha. Sometimes patients just want to talk, and she’s a sweetie, but she’s a talker! 😉 source
For medical education- NSFE. Here is Part I of two Parts: Excising two lipomas on the abdomen. This woman was so sweet, just a little frightened, not of the procedure, but because she wasn’t sure what was under her skin. Good news is, that they are likely benign lipomas (clonal collection of fat cells), but […]
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
For medical education- NSFE. First of two cysts I removed from my patient who is in a wheelchair (if you are confused by comments made). Sorry about the shaky video- new camera person. I’m working on it! source
For medical education- NSFE. She is so sweet to let us film the removal of her pilar cysts. She has a few of them, and this one is the biggest. They are benign, but they are bumpy and can be embarrassing. They are fun to remove because they are a challenge to pop out whole […]
For medical education- NSFE. This young woman had two small firm balls under the skin on her abdomen and she was very worried about what they were. She has had lipomas removed from other areas of her body in the past. Here’s the first, smaller but firmer one. source
For medical education- NSFE. Treating Alopecia areata. Focal hair loss that is common and often treatable. I am injecting a corticosteroid into the area to help suppress her immune system there so that her hair can regrow. source
For medical education- NSFE. Excision of a type of skin cancer called a basal cell carcinoma, followed by repair using buried vertical mattress suture and running subcuticular suture source