Dr. Pimple Popper - General Discussion

[SunnyBeBe]

5 minutes ago, Gam2 said:

I am strangely fascinated with this show. Most of this stuff doesn’t repel me (maybe because my son is a veterinarian and I’ve watched him perform surgery many times) but that toe doctor just turns my stomach. No way can I watch that stuff!

I've discovered there is a show on feet on TLC and another on feet called Toe Bro on A&E! lol  I like them both, but, the one called Toe Bro....man, that's intense and the pimple popper is nothing compared to it. 

[Minivanessa]

4 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I've discovered there is a show on feet on TLC and another on feet called Toe Bro on A&E! lol  I like them both, but, the one called Toe Bro....man, that's intense and the pimple popper is nothing compared to it. 

So far I'm hanging in with the Toe Bro. At least the grossest nastiest feet/toes he shows are really short little vignettes, shown in addition to the three or so cases featured at length in the episode. I like the Toe Bro's personality and the way he interacts with the patients. He's obviously serious about foot health but tries to keep things light as much as possible. 

The upcoming TLC show is called "My Feet Are Killing Me," and so far all I've found is a 14 minute preview. I watched it and liked it. I just looked to see if it's got a definite premiere date, but couldn't find one. The preview just ends with "coming soon." 

[SunnyBeBe]

The one that I saw featured two podiatrists.  One had diabetes and he his feet were very dry and had poor circulation.  The other patient was a woman who had injured her heel TWICE and had surgery on it.  It was finally healing.  I don't recall the name of it, but, I think it came on right after Dr. PP.

[Emkat]

14 hours ago, auntjess said:

I think that fans of this show were expected to be watchers of Toe Bro, and a new foot doctor show on TLC, which I haven't seen.
I couldn't finish Toe Bro.

Yep. I have been a nurse for 20 years and have seen it all but I literally could not watch this show.

[Minivanessa]

2 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

The one that I saw featured two podiatrists.  One had diabetes and he his feet were very dry and had poor circulation.  The other patient was a woman who had injured her heel TWICE and had surgery on it.  It was finally healing.  I don't recall the name of it, but, I think it came on right after Dr. PP.

That was My Feet Are Killing Me. The featured podiatrists are both very telegenic, and I liked the way Dr. Vincent interacted with her patient (the man with poor circulation). So far all that TLC has released is that short preview. I haven't found the first full episode anywhere on the schedule yet.

ETA: Back to Dr. Pimple Popper. I just got home from the vet; my dog is having some minor surgery including removal of some [benign] growths. As my vet and I were examining the little pooch to confirm which growths will be removed, I used the word "lipoma" and then said, well, I watch Dr. Pimple Popper. He told me that he and his kids watch it too. Cracked me up. 😊

I shouldn't be surprised to find other Popper Watchers. The season finale of Dr. PP won the ratings battle, being the #1 cable show on March 7. That's huge for TLC. 

Edited March 15, 2019 by Jeeves

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Poppers,

The Toe Bro thread is available here.

My Feet Are Killing Me is here.

[auntjess]

On 3/15/2019 at 10:46 AM, Jeeves said:

As my vet and I were examining the little pooch to confirm which growths will be removed, I used the word "lipoma" and then said, well, I watch Dr. Pimple Popper. He told me that he and his kids watch it too. Cracked me up. 😊

On My 600 Lb Life, some people were saying one person's protuberances were lipodemas rather than lymphodemas ink these folks would fit into her chair.

Edited March 19, 2019 by auntjess

[cynicat]

18 hours ago, auntjess said:

On My 600 Lb Life, some people were saying one person's protuberances were lipomas, rather than lymphomas, and I'm thinking, gee Dr. Lee could do the skin surgery, with just a local.  But then I don't think these folks would fit into her chair.

Probably a typo--I'm sure you meant lipedema or lymphedema.  Lymphoma is a type of cancer.

[auntjess]

3 hours ago, cynicat said:

Probably a typo--I'm sure you meant lipedema or lymphedema.  Lymphoma is a type of cancer.

Yep. I changed it. Thanks.

[CruiseDiva]

I watch shows saved on my DVR and recently the "new" Dr PP shows are actually repeat pops from previous shows with a bit of "extra" info tossed in. Very discouraging to expect a new show only to discover it's not new.

[oakville]

23 hours ago, CruiseDiva said:

I watch shows saved on my DVR and recently the "new" Dr PP shows are actually repeat pops from previous shows with a bit of "extra" info tossed in. Very discouraging to expect a new show only to discover it's not new.

I recently started watching the show , so all the episodes are new to me. 🙂

I was shocked that Dr Lee was able to remove over 60 lipomas from the lady from Alabama's two arms.

[mamadrama]

On 3/1/2019 at 9:34 AM, SunnyBeBe said:

It's his right to smoke, but, with a couple of kids.....man...that's a very risky thing to do when you have a family to take care of.  I hope he really isn't mean anymore. 

Does anyone know why that one guy who had the very hard bump on his side had such a large incision?  I know that she cut around it, instead of in the middle, but, when they showed it in the end, it appeared at least 6 inches long!

Smoking really does seem to be a cultural thing. Here in the US I don't know anyone who still admits* to smoking other than my husband. In my husband's country, though, I don't know anyone who doesn't smoke. 

*I know plenty of people who do it quietly and won't talk about it. 

Edited March 27, 2019 by mamadrama

[bilgistic]

Two months ago, I started working as a cashier at a grocery store that sells cigarettes and all manner of tobacco products, and I was stunned to see how many people still smoke. They look like it, too. Smoking is absolutely horrific for the skin.

[auntjess]

On 3/21/2019 at 11:25 AM, oakville said:

I was shocked that Dr Lee was able to remove over 60 lipomas from the lady from Alabama's two arms.

I think this was the one where she said she tried to get as many out of one opening, to minimize the number of scars.
This is one of my favorite shows now, but I wouldn't want my doctor to introduce herself by her first name.
She's a bit too touchy,feely.  Wouldn't do for a candidate.

[auntjess]

I thought I had all of the shows on my DVR, though I deleted some that I thought were covered by the Poppy Bowl shows.
Now I can't find the sisters who came down from Canada, and one had an ancient blackhead in/on her ear.
I even watched some of the boring ones, in case it was in one I usually skip, but can't find it.
Help! and thanks!

[oakville]

Dr Lee got upset with a patient who was removing lipomas by himself. He showed up to have lipomas on his back removed. She made him promise not to do it on his own ever again. 

[auntjess]

I was so sad to see the dedication at the end of the marathon show.
https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-brittney-sharp-dr-pimple-popper

[rhys]

Oh no! I remember her. I wonder what happened.

[PityFree]

 I just had to say I’m very happy that Dr. Pimple Popper is returning today. I would love to get some updates on some of season one patients, but I doubt we will. 

[SunnyBeBe]

What time does the new season start Eastern ? I have a funny feeling I'm going to miss it. We are predicted to get severe thunderstorms soon. Sooo...I'll probably have to catch this tomorrow On Demand. I think these storms are going to haunt us every night! Daily temps in the 90's!!!

[PityFree]

3 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

What time does the new season start Eastern ? I have a funny feeling I'm going to miss it. We are predicted to get severe thunderstorms soon. Sooo...I'll probably have to catch this tomorrow On Demand. I think these storms are going to haunt us every night! Daily temps in the 90's!!!

I *think* it’ll start at 9 Eastern. 

(It start for me at 7 Mountain time and in Colorado we are 2 hours behind Eastern time.)

[seasons]

New season... still too much background on the patient. More procedures less background please.

up First... Keloid girl with green hair and eyebrows. "Needles are not my friend" she tell Dr Lee after the ear piercings keloids and also a nose ring and tongue ring. Hope Dr Lee told her to lose the other piercings if she is prone to keloids. 

Edited July 12, 2019 by seasons

[seasons]

Patient #2multiple bumps... Hates to look in the mirror but um, those spider eyelashes???

[7EasyPayments]

Keloid guuuuurl is not very bright.

Her ears were the least of her problems.

[seasons]

7 minutes ago, 7EasyPayments said:

Keloid guuuuurl is not very bright.

Her ears were the least of her problems.

Word.

and now she has a lip piercing. Yep.

and spider eyes has blue hair. 

poor Gerald.

[Galloway Cave]

Oof. I had keloids on my ears that were about half the size of Cosplay Girl. And they were only on the back of my ears. Took repeated removal (7 times), about a half dozen steroid injections and radiation to stop them. They were caused by bad piercings (done at a mall store many, many years ago). The earring gun crushed the cartilage, causing the scarring. I have had additional piercings done at a piercing shop and have no problems.

Poor Gerald. I was happy to see she found another doctor for him.

Previews look promising. It will be a fun season.

[CruiseDiva]

1 hour ago, 7EasyPayments said:

Keloid guuuuurl is not very bright.

Her ears were the least of her problems.

That girl was a hot mess.

[2727]

Did the keloid patient go to a doctor at a mall kiosk, too?

I'm pretty dubious that licensed physicians (1) don't know what a keloid is and (2) tell a patient nothing can be done without having a diagnosis.

Afraid to see a doctor or can't afford it, fine, but I'm skeptical of all the tales of doctors who shrug and refuse to help patients with various cysts and bumps. If they're truly stumped or don't want to deal, it's absolutely no skin off their noses to foist the patients off onto a dermatologist! 

[Minivanessa]

6 hours ago, 2727 said:

Did the keloid patient go to a doctor at a mall kiosk, too?

I'm pretty dubious that licensed physicians (1) don't know what a keloid is and (2) tell a patient nothing can be done without having a diagnosis.

Afraid to see a doctor or can't afford it, fine, but I'm skeptical of all the tales of doctors who shrug and refuse to help patients with various cysts and bumps. If they're truly stumped or don't want to deal, it's absolutely no skin off their noses to foist the patients off onto a dermatologist! 

I agree. Maybe some doctor in the back of beyond, twenty years ago, told some patient there was nothing that could be done about some lumps. But people, this is the 21st Century. Doctors aren't idiots. Even if they aren't practicing in a big city next door to a huge medical center - there's the internet. Practices have lots of resources and some (many?) of them can link up in a hot minute, for live remote consults with other docs including specialists. Sheesh!

I think it's possible that some of these patients may *hear* "there's nothing to be done" even if that's not really what the doctor says. The doc may have said, you need to follow up on this with another doctor, or described a procedure that seems so complicated, scary, and expensive, that the patient's take-home from the consultation is "not happening, they can't help me."

I really don't buy that the big-eyelashes lady who lives in *Seattle* couldn't get any help with those bumps of hers other than Dr. Lee. Seattle? Not BumF8ck, Mississippi. Seattle. 

And, Gerald is in Chicago. Really? Chicago's so devoid of competent doctors that he has to go to California to see Dr. Lee?

Look, I have compassion for these patients. I really do. Some of them have seemed not the brightest bulbs, and some have seemed to live hard lives. Many may not have had access to good medical care, which contributed to the severity of their problems. I'm glad they are getting help with these painful and disfiguring conditions.

But, please, producers, don't expect us to believe that every. single. one. of them was blown off by all the doctors, and Dr. Lee is the only one who could possibly help them.

[AZChristian]

I've come to believe that when a patient on this show says, "The doctor says nothing can be done," they cut off the rest of the sentence, "for under $xxxx."  And a crossing guard, a self-employed hair stylist and a young girl who wants cosplay to be her career probably have one thing in common:  little or minimal insurance.

[camom]

My theory is that these patients are told that, since their conditions are not life threatening, removing their lumps and bumps is considered elective and not covered by insurance.  So they go to Dr. Lee and get it done for free.   I assume the show also pays for their airfare and hotel stays.

[Galloway Cave]

8 hours ago, 2727 said:

I'm pretty dubious that licensed physicians (1) don't know what a keloid is

I agree. My keloids started in 1999 and docs knew what they were. Granted, I went to a plastic surgeon who told me he could remove them once, then he would have to remove my whole ear to stop them. Hell no. I went to another doc and the first one soon lost his license for malpractice (he was the only one in my town).

[AZChristian]

I didn't need to see the guy with "chip" on his shoulder again.  Really?  He's so afraid of germs that he wears a mask in the doctor's office, and runs out of the waiting room when he hears someone cough because he figures people have the plague?  

But he looks like he neglected basic oral care (brushing) for a long time, he smokes, and walks around with a blood-encrusted growth flopping around on his arm?  My first thought is that if I were really afraid of germs, I'd have that thing covered and bound with Ace bandages so that it didn't bounce around.  And would it have stayed so nasty looking if he had showered once in a while?

And, of course, his nudie tattoo made him even more charming.

[roughing it]

1 hour ago, camom said:

I assume the show also pays for their airfare and hotel stays.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.  On Chopped (Food Network) the chefs pay for their own transportation to NYC and lodging while filming.  On Say Yes to the Dress, the shoppers pay for their own transportation and lodging, and buy their dresses.

[AZChristian]

34 minutes ago, roughing it said:

I wouldn't be so sure about that.  On Chopped (Food Network) the chefs pay for their own transportation to NYC and lodging while filming.  On Say Yes to the Dress, the shoppers pay for their own transportation and lodging, and buy their dresses.

According to allure.com:

"Dr. Pimple Popper is looking specifically for people with lipomas, cysts, large growths, undiagnosed skin conditions, or something "oozing, draining, or bleeding." (Naturally.) If you're chosen, you'll get free travel and accommodations and, of course, treatment from Dr. Pimple Popper herself at no added cost. In addition to filming your work with the doctor, the crew will come to your hometown to document your life before and after she's worked her magic. (Bonus: If you don't have what they're looking for but know someone who does, you can still get $500 just for finding them.)"

Imagine what the "advertising" from being on TLC earns her in additional patients.  Whatever she/the production company spends on bringing patients in, putting them in a hotel, and doing the medical procedures is an investment (earning a return), not an expense (cost of doing business).

[Twopper]

14 hours ago, seasons said:

up First... Keloid girl with green hair and eyebrows. "Needles are not my friend" she tell Dr Lee after the ear piercings keloids and also a nose ring and tongue ring. Hope Dr Lee told her to lose the other piercings if she is prone to keloids. 

Edited 14 hours ago by seasons

I remember another person with keloids on her ears, but I don't recall Dr S doing the radiation on her.  (Maybe it was just the size of these? or maybe it just wasn't shown?).    I thought we were going to discover keloid girl was a juggalo.   So she thinks she can make a career of cosplay.   I wouldn't bet on it.  There was much too much of her backstory and her.   She can't be too afraid of needles since she has other piercings and probably a few tats as well.  I am glad she got her ears fixed, but I have zero interest in a follow up.

I can only watch this show after it is recorded.  For most patients, a 2-3 minute intro suffices. I ff through this show in about 25 minutes.

The woman with the steatocystomas looked a lot better and younger with her hair colored--even if it was blue.  I would like to see a very brief follow-up if she gets a new boyfriend or gets married since it sounds like ex-hubby was a jerk.

I hope the crossing guard can get his finger fixed.  It looks uncomfortable and like it would hinder some of the things he can do.  

[SunnyBeBe]

16 hours ago, PityFree said:

I *think* it’ll start at 9 Eastern. 

(It start for me at 7 Mountain time and in Colorado we are 2 hours behind Eastern time.)

We were spared the storm last night, yaaay, so, I got to see it.  

I get why viewers are not buying some of the representations from the patients. I would think that they could get enough people to come on the show from CA, but, maybe, producers think that a more varied group would be more interesting to viewers. 

 I just ignore most of what they say about not being able to get help.  I just try to look at the procedures. 

That role play thing seemed amusing.  I wonder if the patient makes her own costumes.  I would imagine that could be an expensive hobby, if not.  

[satrunrose]

2 hours ago, Galloway Cave said:

I agree. My keloids started in 1999 and docs knew what they were. Granted, I went to a plastic surgeon who told me he could remove them once, then he would have to remove my whole ear to stop them. Hell no. I went to another doc and the first one soon lost his license for malpractice (he was the only one in my town).

My doctor didn't call it a keloid, but did say that it was benign and having it removed would be a cosmetic procedure so I would have to pay (I'm in Canada). He offered to refer me to a dermatologist if I wanted, but also pointed out that there was a high risk of it re-growing worse than before, so I kept my little bump (it isn't growing like the girl on the show-if it was it'd be another story).

[roughing it]

1 hour ago, AZChristian said:

"Dr. Pimple Popper is looking specifically for people with lipomas, cysts, large growths, undiagnosed skin conditions, or something "oozing, draining, or bleeding." (Naturally.) If you're chosen, you'll get free travel and accommodations and, of course, treatment from Dr. Pimple Popper herself at no added cost. In addition to filming your work with the doctor, the crew will come to your hometown to document your life before and after she's worked her magic. (Bonus: If you don't have what they're looking for but know someone who does, you can still get $500 just for finding them.)"

Wow, more generous than I would have thought.  Thanks for the info.

[CruiseDiva]

I'm not interested in the patients' back stories at all so I save episodes to the DVR and fast forward through their stories and the commercials. Win-win 😊

[Minivanessa]

Good points about the probable lack of insurance coverage for so many of the conditions we see on the show. I won't get off topic with personal experience, but now that it's been mentioned, that difference between what's "cosmetic" and what isn't, in the world of dermatology, isn't always obvious to this lay person.

[2727]

5 hours ago, Twopper said:

The woman with the steatocystomas looked a lot better and younger with her hair colored ...

Don't you mean her Seattle-Tacomas? :-)

Dr. Lee has a petite frame but looked like a linebacker next to that patient. Bag of bones, she was. I could barely see the eruptive vellus hair cysts on her skin, but Dr. Lee was sure excited to smash 'em under a slide!

Edit: It's nice to see follow-up on procedures with sub-optimal outcomes because that's realistic, but does it have to be the Chip guy? Ugh. I'll be leaning on the FF button and muting it with closed-captions on.

Edited July 12, 2019 by 2727

[oakville]

2 minutes ago, 2727 said:

Don't you mean her Seattle-Tacomas? :-)

Dr. Lee has a petite frame but looked like a linebacker next to that patient. Bag of bones, she was. I could barely see the eruptive vellus hair cysts on her skin, but Dr. Lee was sure excited to smash 'em under a slide!

I am so happy that Dr Lee helped her out. Her ex husband was so mean to her by telling her she wouldn't date again with the cysts.

[SunnyBeBe]

41 minutes ago, oakville said:

I am so happy that Dr Lee helped her out. Her ex husband was so mean to her by telling her she wouldn't date again with the cysts.

Yeah, I think she needed some therapy. 

[auntjess]

9 hours ago, roughing it said:

10 hours ago, camom said:

I assume the show also pays for their airfare and hotel stays.

I wouldn't be so sure about that.  On Chopped (Food Network) the chefs pay for their own transportation to NYC and lodging while filming.  On Say Yes to the Dress, the shoppers pay for their own transportation and lodging, and buy their dresses.

I doubt that some (not all) of these people could afford to come, if it wasn't paid for.  

[Red Bridey]

Six minutes of cosplay girl's backstory is six minutes too long.  I.DON'T.CARE that she can't fit her stupid cheap-ass green wig on her head.  Get to the cutting, Dr. Pimple Popper!  Keloid Girl's career is not going to happen.  I prefer this show to Botched, where you have the patient tell a long rambling story about his or her particular plastic surgery nightmare and then repeat the whole thing all over again to Terry & Paul.  Here all Dr PP says is how long has this been there and then let's get it off.  So if the producers intend to give me ten minutes of tragic history, well, I am going to fast forward through it all.  Fair warning! Grey-haired bumpy lady is so beautiful with her long hair; I thought the blue dye was tragic.  She said she had pea- to golfball-sized bumps on er body.  I didn't see any golf-ball lumps, did you?  Dr PP seemed to just concentrate on her neck and decolletage, but didn't she say she had lumps and bumps all over her body?

[palmaire]

The woman from Seattle whose ex husband belittled her about the cysts ... what does it say about him that he'd stay with her while claiming no other men would? Asshole.

The crossing guard didn't really need to pull out a glove to illustrate to that a 3" growth won't fit inside one of the fingers. I can visualize that, thanks.

Some of the upcoming scenes look pretty gnarly. Can't wait!

[rhys]

So did Gerald (golf ball on finger dude) not get his tumor removed? 

[PityFree]

1 hour ago, rhys said:

So did Gerald (golf ball on finger dude) not get his tumor removed? 

 At the end of the show Dr. Lee said she would find him a Doctor who  might be better suited to removing what he had since it seemed to be stuck to his finger (as in, not moving around underneath the skin like a limpoma would).  In the previews for next week it showed Gerald and Dr. Lee talking with another doctor. So Gerald’s story seems to be a two-parter. Hopefully we’ll see him getting help next week.

Edited July 13, 2019 by PityFree

[AZChristian]

10 hours ago, palmaire said:

The crossing guard didn't really need to pull out a glove to illustrate to that a 3" growth won't fit inside one of the fingers. I can visualize that, thanks.

I kept wondering why he didn't try a mitten.  He could have made a couple of cuts into the top of the wristband to allow him to get the bump past that.

I can't imagine being a crossing guard in Chicago with a bare hand!