This patient had an accessory tragus which is a fairly common, benign congenital (present from birth) anomaly of the external ear that presents as a small elevation of the skin that is made up of skin, subcutaneous fat, and/or elastic cartilage.
Dr. Song is a newly board certified dermatologist in my practice and it's important for me to share my insights on certain techniques with the next generation of Dermatologists.
This lovely patient had her friend pierce her ears LONG ago and is now wanting to have them repaired. I've already done one side so you can see that completely healed - it's just a quick snip and little stitch to fix this one.
Time for a rhinophyma transformation, but there are a couple of whiteheads that must be extracted first!
Eruptive vellus hair cysts appear as multiple, maybe even hundreds of 1-4mm skin-colored or hyper-pigmented dome-shaped papules (raised and swollen areas) on the mid-chest and upper extremities. Vellus hairs are short, fine hairs that line our skin making these cysts common. They tend to be small...
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Starting the year with a little earlobe trimming... out with the old and in with the new right?
Hidrocystomas usually appear near the eye/eyelid area, but this one was an especially close encounter. Can you handle seeing needles so close to the eye?
Hidrocystomas are benign cyst tumors that are derived from sweat glands. They commonly affect the eyelid, are usually asymptomatic, affect bot...
Rhinophyma is a part of rosacea (a common skin condition, especially among people of Celtic descent), that is significantly more common among men. It affects the nose, causing thickening of skin and dilated pores. The skin around the nose thickens due to an excess production of oil from the sebac...
Rhinophyma is a part of rosacea (a common skin condition, especially among people of Celtic descent), that is significantly more common among men. It affects the nose, causing thickening of skin and dilated pores. The skin around the nose thickens due to an excess production of oil from the sebac...
This patient has a pilomatricoma, aka a calcifying epithelioma of Malherbe, which is commonly a solitary but mobile growth under the skin which is most often confused to be an epidermoid cyst. These are benign growths, not painful or uncomfortable. I was suspicious it was a pilomatricoma when I...
Come behind the scenes with me as I show you how I suture up a punch incision!
Eruptive vellus hair cysts appear as multiple, maybe even hundreds of 1-4mm skin-colored or hyper-pigmented dome-shaped papules (raised and swollen areas) on the mid-chest and upper extremities. Vellus hairs are short, fine hairs that line our skin making these cysts common. They tend to be small...
Blackheads are something we are all familiar with, but did you know they are also called open comedones? Blackheads are usually caused by a pore that gets clogged with keratin (skin protein) and sebum (oil). Given the black color many believe these spots are clogged with dirt, but really it’s the...
Steatocystoma multiplex is a condition where multiple slow-growing cysts appear, usually during puberty, on the body. They occur most commonly on the chest, armpits, and neck. These can get quite large in size, but are often not very raised and are covered by normal looking skin. The contents of ...
