- Dr. Pimple Popper shared a video on Monday that showed her treating a patient's pilar
cyst , a type of protein-filled growth that's typically non-cancerous. - The patient said his cyst, which was along his hairlines, resembled a tooth after Dr. Pimple Popper removed its insides.
Despite the pandemic, Dr. Pimple Popper has been able to see patients in her California office, and she has the graphic pimple-popping videos to prove it.
On November 30, the famed dermatologist, whose real name is Dr. Sandra Lee, shared a YouTube video where she removed the innards of a man's pilar cyst.
A pilar cyst is a firm flesh-colored skin bump that's filled with keratin protein that has built up under the skin. These bumps are typically benign but might cause some people pain and require surgery to remove, Insider previously reported.
Lee's patient said the growth, which sat on his temple along his hairline, reminded him of a tooth, and Lee herself referred to it as "cute" due to its compact nature.
To remove the cyst, Dr. Pimple Popper created a small incision around the cyst using a surgical blade. She made the incision as narrow as possible to minimize scarring once the area healed, Lee said in the video.
After injecting the patient with a numbing solution, Lee used a small hook tool and scissors to gently open the incision and get a better look at the cyst's insides. Then she used scissors to cut the entire pebble-sized growth out of the man's skin.
Following the cyst removal, the patient was bleeding where Lee made the incision, so she used a small cauterizing pen to stop blood flow from the tiny blood vessels inside.
Dr. Pimple Popper then used surgical stitches to close up the wound and let it heal.
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