Dr. Sandra Lee, MD—aka Dr. Pimple Popper—shared two satisfying cyst pops in her latest Instagram video. For the first pop, she forces a shiny, round growth from an opening in the patient’s skin. It really comes shooting out! For the second, she squeezes out some thick, beige gunk. It’s a double whammy! Dr. Sandra Lee,… Read More »
I first heard of nutritional drinks in the 1980s, early in my medical training. They were recommended for people struggling to maintain a healthy weight, often due to loss of appetite, cancer, or swallowing problems. Since then, nutritional supplement drinks like Boost and Ensure have gone mainstream. Their widespread, primetime advertising aimed at a much… Read More »
Here’s some good news for you: Apple is now adding menstrual-cycle tracking to your Apple Watch or iPhone via the Apple Health app. Named Cycle Tracking, the feature lets you keep a log of your period, keep tabs on fertility and get a heads up on when your next cycle begins. Tracking your cycle is helpful for the reasons listed before… Read More »
Jasmin MerdanGetty Images • In a new YouTube video, Dr. Pimple Popper frees a lipoma from its “bodyguards.”• The lipoma has to be cut free from its growth beneath the skin.• A lipoma is an overgrowth of fat underneath the skin. It’s almost the weekend, but Dr. Pimple Popper is still hard at work and… Read More »
Kesinee Srisura / EyeEmGetty Images In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper removes a pilar cyst from a patient’s scalp—only to find two more buried underneath. After the first cyst is popped, the two other pilar cysts come out, sac wall and all, in one piece. Pilar cysts are growths on the scalp that… Read More »
Nikki O’Keefe ImagesGetty Images In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper pops a neck cyst that is squirrel-like in appearance, according to some creative fans. The cyst, which is likely an epidermoid cyst, has a unique whiteish-gray coloring. The growth is likely filled with dead skin cells and keratin, not a squirrel. To loosely… Read More »