Dr. Pimple Popper - General Discussion

[mmecorday]

Regarding the lady with the growths on her scalp -- I'm surprised that Dr. Lee didn't say something about her seborrheic dermatitis. Her scalp looked very flaky and inflamed.

[Back Atcha]

Just now, AZChristian said:

Glad that Dr. Lee was able to help the young woman with all the bumps on her head.  Now she needs a referral to a regular dermatologist to deal with dandruff.

EGAD, YESSSS !!!    So weird that it wasn't even mentioned.  Perhaps Dr. Lee didn't realize how prominent it was on our TV screens. Such BIG flakes. I bet that young woman is so embarrassed.

[CruiseDiva]

1 hour ago, Back Atcha said:

EGAD, YESSSS !!!    So weird that it wasn't even mentioned.  Perhaps Dr. Lee didn't realize how prominent it was on our TV screens. Such BIG flakes. I bet that young woman is so embarrassed.

I noticed the dandruff on her scalp before the bumps. It was really distracting and in the "after" segment it was still visible.

[readheaded]

11 minutes ago, CruiseDiva said:

I noticed the dandruff on her scalp before the bumps. It was really distracting and in the "after" segment it was still visible.

Hopefully Dr. Lee addressed it, but it was edited out.

[GaT]

2 hours ago, AZChristian said:

Glad that Dr. Lee was able to help the young woman with all the bumps on her head.  Now she needs a referral to a regular dermatologist to deal with dandruff.

I assumed that the dandruff was because she couldn't really scrub her head because of all the bumps. Even at the end she was still healing, so I think when she's all healed up & better able to wash her scalp, it will go away.

Edited March 24, 2022 by GaT

[AZChristian]

9 hours ago, GaT said:

I assumed that the dandruff was because she couldn't really scrub her head because of all the bumps. Even at the end she was still healing, so I think when she's all healed up & better able to wash her scalp, it will go away.

We have - in the past - used a prescription shampoo for dandruff.  You put it on, let it sit for a few minutes while you wash the rest of your body, and then gently massage it in (no scrubbing) before you rinse.  We both had seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp, and I think that's what this young lady might have.  

[auntjess]

On 3/23/2022 at 11:47 PM, satrunrose said:

Devon confused me. If someone gave me the option between taking a pill that starts to clear up the problem in a few days and burning off a layer a skin with a laser, which may or may not help, I'd be all over the pill (unless it made you grow extra eyes or permanently pee purple). 

She sounded like one of those people who "did my own research," that we've seen so much of recently.

 

 

[SunnyBeBe]

I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with regular people’s ears. Lol. I suppose it’s a matter of taste, but I can’t wrap my brain around the huge holes in the ear lobe from stretching.  It seems it can cause a lot of damage that’s difficult to repair.  

[libgirl2]

36 minutes ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with regular people’s ears. Lol. I suppose it’s a matter of taste, but I can’t wrap my brain around the huge holes in the ear lobe from stretching.  It seems it can cause a lot of damage that’s difficult to repair.  

I think if you are going to do them, you need to keep them. If I remember correctly it has been done for centuries and still in some places.

I have to say, that man who is on now, is really a nice looking guy. Those blue eyes! Roger is it? 

And the nice looking man has to use the toilet! That sounds like me! 

[auntjess]

1 hour ago, SunnyBeBe said:

I’m trying to figure out what’s wrong with regular people’s ears. Lol. I suppose it’s a matter of taste, but I can’t wrap my brain around the huge holes in the ear lobe from stretching.  It seems it can cause a lot of damage that’s difficult to repair.  

I fast-forward though keloids like I do on the worst of the foot shows.
I'm cool with cysts and lipomas et al, but not stretched out ears.

 

[libgirl2]

15 hours ago, auntjess said:

I fast-forward though keloids like I do on the worst of the foot shows.
I'm cool with cysts and lipomas et al, but not stretched out ears.

 

I caught just the end of it. Those ears still looked bad. She said she wasn't going to put anything in them. Is that all the doctor could do for her? 

[SunnyBeBe]

36 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

I caught just the end of it. Those ears still looked bad. She said she wasn't going to put anything in them. Is that all the doctor could do for her? 

That’s all she wanted.  Dr. Lee explained she could do a full repair, which would have made them close to normal looking, but the patient said she didn’t want normal looking ears.  Thus, my comment upthread about what’s wrong with normal ears?  Lol. The patient wanted to be able to put expander rings into them again, but Dr, Lee said she should not expand them anymore, cause they’d break again.  She might get by with wearing rings the size of the hole, but she should wait a few weeks, even before she did that.  I got the feeling the patient was going to do it anyway.  

[libgirl2]

2 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

That’s all she wanted.  Dr. Lee explained she could do a full repair, which would have made them close to normal looking, but the patient said she didn’t want normal looking ears.  Thus, my comment upthread about what’s wrong with normal ears?  Lol. The patient wanted to be able to put expander rings into them again, but Dr, Lee said she should not expand them anymore, cause they’d break again.  She might get by with wearing rings the size of the hole, but she should wait a few weeks, even before she did that.  I got the feeling the patient was going to do it anyway.  

and end up with broken ears again. 

thanks for explaining it. 

[SunnyBeBe]

I don’t get it. Apparently, Dr. Lee understood the patient’s desire for the large holes in her lobes.  It held some significance, but I must have missed that part,  

[seasons]

Looking forward to new limited show "Body Parts" tonight about a doctor who creates prosthetics for those in need. Looks interesting. 

[libgirl2]

I teared up watching Angela. I can just imagine her PCP dismissing the bumps as nothing bad. I was happy for her. 

[Athena5217]

59 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

I teared up watching Angela. I can just imagine her PCP dismissing the bumps as nothing bad. I was happy for her. 

I am often skeptical that we are getting the whole story when people on the show say stuff like that. I don’t think they are lying, but memory is imperfect. Pilar cysts are benign so it could see a doctor saying it’s nothing to worry about because they aren’t cancerous. Did Angela ask her doctor if they were possibly cancerous and that was the doctors response? Did Angela ask the doctor about them years ago when they were smaller? Did Angela ask the doctor at the end of her appointment for something else? Did Angela say anything in response like  “These bumps are making me feel very self conscious and I don’t even want to be around my family because of them?”

I also wonder if people on the show have been told previously their insurance will not cover removal of stuff like this and that gets translated to “No one would help me” either in their minds or for the show’s narrative so it is more dramatic when Dr. Lee says she can remove the bump.

Edited April 7, 2022 by Athena5217

[JDAlexander]

I’d like to see less of their personal lives and more pops! 

[libgirl2]

6 hours ago, Athena5217 said:

I am often skeptical that we are getting the whole story when people on the show say stuff like that. I don’t think they are lying, but memory is imperfect. Pilar cysts are benign so it could see a doctor saying it’s nothing to worry about because they aren’t cancerous. Did Angela ask her doctor if they were possibly cancerous and that was the doctors response? Did Angela ask the doctor about them years ago when they were smaller? Did Angela ask the doctor at the end of her appointment for something else? Did Angela say anything in response like  “These bumps are making me feel very self conscious and I don’t even want to be around my family because of them?”

I also wonder if people on the show have been told previously their insurance will not cover removal of stuff like this and that gets translated to “No one would help me” either in their minds or for the show’s narrative so it is more dramatic when Dr. Lee says she can remove the bump.

Good point, but I personally know of a few doctors who are very dismissive or don't see a point because there isn't a financial gain for them. I had an ENT that jerked me around for office visits. After losing a sample and wanting to charge me for another visit, I went elsewhere. It was a one and done.

There could also be a language barrier. There can be her age, sometimes older people are more apt to not ask questions and just accept what the doctor says. There is also the elephant in the room. She is Hispanic, maybe to PCP just didn't care so much?  That is an attitude I know all to well because of how my mom was treated. 

And it might be what you are saying. 

 

Edited April 7, 2022 by libgirl2

[kwnyc]

4 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

maybe to PCP just didn't care so much?

All it takes is one bad experience with a doctor to scare some people away for years. The thing people love about Dr. Lee (aside from the awesome pops) is that she treats all her patients with courtesy and respect, and sees them as people.

[libgirl2]

6 minutes ago, kwnyc said:

All it takes is one bad experience with a doctor to scare some people away for years. The thing people love about Dr. Lee (aside from the awesome pops) is that she treats all her patients with courtesy and respect, and sees them as people.

She is pretty amazing that way. In all my years going to doctors and I worked at a clinic for 5 years, the best doctors are ones like her. 

[auntjess]

17 hours ago, JDAlexander said:

I’d like to see less of their personal lives and more pops! 

It's getting to be more personal life, isn't it?  I didn't used to fast-forward it, but now I do.

[Back Atcha]

1 minute ago, auntjess said:

It's getting to be more personal life, isn't it?  I didn't used to fast-forward it, but now I do.

I fast-forwarded from the beginning (well "mine," when I started watching).  Now there's MORE fast-forwarding than ever.  

 

13 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

maybe to PCP just didn't care so much? 

I think MY PCP doesn't KNOW so much.  He hasn't worked/helped one thing in all the years I've gone there.  At least he is referral-happy.  I have so many "specialists," people think I'm extremely ill.

[Kenzie]

54 minutes ago, auntjess said:

18 hours ago, JDAlexander said:

I’d like to see less of their personal lives and more pops! 

It's getting to be more personal life, isn't it?  I didn't used to fast-forward it, but now I do.

And it's not just the long bio we have to hear while they're at home but we have to listen to it again when she meets Dr. Lee in the tent. 

[auntjess]

And we end up with a cliff-hanger.
Also, wouldn't they have catheters for surgery of any duration?

 

[Athena5217]

12 minutes ago, auntjess said:

And we end up with a cliff-hanger.
Also, wouldn't they have catheters for surgery of any duration?

 

It seemed like the surgery was taking longer than expected so maybe that’s why he ended up needing to pee. It sounded like Dr. Umar (sorry if I am spelling wrong) realized he couldn’t close the wound the way he wanted so he had to try another technique. Dr. Lee gave us an explanation of skin grafts, and she said they are time consuming to do.

I can’t believe they ended the show with the guy needing to pee. What a cliffhanger.

I do like Dr. Lee’s simplified explanations of medical stuff and I would prefer more of that to all the patients’ backstories. They really don’t need to tell us how miserable those giant lipomas and cysts are making their lives. It is pretty obvious if you have big lumps on the back of your head it is going to cause great discomfort doing everyday things will make you feel self-conscious. You don’t need to be a doctor to realize someone with severe rhinophyma is going to have trouble breathing. These people have my  sympathy and belief they need help as soon as I see them.

[seasons]

I thought maybe they could shove A bed pan or urine bag or container under him - instead of him getting up and off the table!

Edited April 8, 2022 by seasons

[seasons]

But I do really like the follow ups at the end of the show.

[auntjess]

23 minutes ago, seasons said:

But I do really like the follow ups at the end of the show

I do too, and wonder when there isn't one.

Oh, and who else is watching Body Parts? 

 

Edited April 8, 2022 by auntjess

[Maisiesmom]

Why didn't they just bring the guy a mens plastic urinal? Someone could hold it for him and he could go that way. You don't have to stand up to pee. (I know this from doing it for my hubs-he had a blockage and the put IVs in both arms. When the meds kicked in he had to go SO bad but couldn't hold the container. So I gloved up and held it for him. He kept saying he had to stand up and I told him no he didn't-just relax and let go, which he did. A LOT! LOL! The nurses were happy because they were going to have to cathaterize him but I saved the day! PS-loved Body Parts. That lady is amazing!

[libgirl2]

10 hours ago, seasons said:

I thought maybe they could shove A bed pan or urine bag or container under him - instead of him getting up and off the table!

They had the guy from the week before pee in a bottle, so I was thinking don't they have some kind of a hospital bottle he could use. 

 

Edited April 8, 2022 by libgirl2
I see someone got to that answer first! 

[auntjess]

On 4/8/2022 at 11:06 AM, Maisiesmom said:

Why didn't they just bring the guy a mens plastic urinal? Someone could hold it for him and he could go that way. You don't have to stand up to pee.

Didn't they do that in another recent episode?  (They're all on my DVR, so I may check.)

OK, it was on the 3/30 episode Bubble, Bubble Ear's in Trouble.  It was Roger who had a big lipoma on his should.  She just had them bring in a urinal bottle.

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by auntjess

[Pi237]

Thankfully, On Demand still lets you fast forward this show (with most shows, they don’t which is ridiculous because you’re paying for it.) because there’s about 45 minutes of filler where they repeat the stories over and over, and 15 minutes of actual interesting stuff. 

[Kristi800]

What I still don't understand is how people with so many lipomas removed are out doing all kinds of stuff 6 weeks after their removal. I had 1 tiny lipoma removed from behind my knee and the (plastic surgeon) said I needed to keep it straight for 3 weeks and then no activity for another 2 after the stitches came out, and my scar didn't look nearly as good as these do after 6 weeks. I know some of it is placement, but still.

I'm glad she's using drapes more often these days. When she would remove stuff and not have it covered would annoy me - especially on the head. And the women who didn't want their hair shaved. I get it, but seriously, I wouldn't want hair getting into the incision; it will grow back!  

[Back Atcha]

On 4/7/2022 at 11:22 PM, auntjess said:

Oh, and who else is watching Body Parts? 

I am!  Really like it.  Really like her low-key approach for SUCH A TALENT!  Every time I see "limited series," I want to say..."NOooooooo.  We'll love it.  We promise!"

[seasons]

On 4/15/2022 at 10:23 PM, Kristi800 said:

What I still don't understand is how people with so many lipomas removed are out doing all kinds of stuff 6 weeks after their removal. I had 1 tiny lipoma removed from behind my knee and the (plastic surgeon) said I needed to keep it straight for 3 weeks and then no activity for another 2 after the stitches came out, and my scar didn't look nearly as good as these do after 6 weeks. I know some of it is placement, but still.

I'm glad she's using drapes more often these days. When she would remove stuff and not have it covered would annoy me - especially on the head. And the women who didn't want their hair shaved. I get it, but seriously, I wouldn't want hair getting into the incision; it will grow back!  

And most of the time it seems like the door to the room is open! During surgery!

[Athena5217]

On 4/18/2022 at 10:41 PM, seasons said:

And most of the time it seems like the door to the room is open! During surgery!

I wonder if that is because of COVID? With multiple people in the room, including the unseen camera guy, it seems reasonable to want as much air flow in the room as possible.

I am assuming her clinic is not open to regular patients when they are filming so having the door open is not a big deal in that case—except for the lady who didn’t wear the gown earlier this season.

I really wish we had gotten some resolution with that guy’s knee.

[Rickster]

7 hours ago, Athena5217 said:

I wonder if that is because of COVID? With multiple people in the room, including the unseen camera guy, it seems reasonable to want as much air flow in the room as possible.

I am assuming her clinic is not open to regular patients when they are filming so having the door open is not a big deal in that case—except for the lady who didn’t wear the gown earlier this season.

I really wish we had gotten some resolution with that guy’s knee.

I was surprised they would even bother to put the knee guy on the show if they didn't have a resolution to show. I was also amazed that, on what look like a complex case, she didn't have preliminary x-rays/MRI before diving right in and poking around.

[libgirl2]

2 hours ago, Rickster said:

I was surprised they would even bother to put the knee guy on the show if they didn't have a resolution to show. I was also amazed that, on what look like a complex case, she didn't have preliminary x-rays/MRI before diving right in and poking around.

I will be curious to see a follow up on the knee guy. 

[RoxiP]

4 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

I will be curious to see a follow up on the knee guy. 

The knee guy was actually so good looking (I guess he was my type 30 years ago).  He had great manners and was so gentle with his horses.  I had a little crush on the knee guy - hope someday we find out what happens to him (sorry, I watch the shows a week ahead of when you all watch them so I've been waiting a week to get that out...LOL!).

[libgirl2]

8 minutes ago, RoxiP said:

The knee guy was actually so good looking (I guess he was my type 30 years ago).  He had great manners and was so gentle with his horses.  I had a little crush on the knee guy - hope someday we find out what happens to him (sorry, I watch the shows a week ahead of when you all watch them so I've been waiting a week to get that out...LOL!).

Oh yes, he was really easy on the eyes. 

[Back Atcha]

4 hours ago, libgirl2 said:

4 hours ago, RoxiP said:

The knee guy was actually so good looking (I guess he was my type 30 years ago).  He had great manners and was so gentle with his horses.  I had a little crush on the knee guy - hope someday we find out what happens to him (sorry, I watch the shows a week ahead of when you all watch them so I've been waiting a week to get that out...LOL!).

Oh yes, he was really easy on the eyes. 

I think his type became my type around 1959 ... probably still is.  I'll be 82 in June and my imagination still works.  I wonder if he'll have some showbiz agents contacting him.

[Kristi800]

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I am assuming her clinic is not open to regular patients when they are filming so having the door open is not a big deal in that case—except for the lady who didn’t wear the gown earlier this season.

That was crazy! And any of the men who have stuff in "sensitive" places! I give Dr. Lee a lot of credit for doing all that even if it is all in a day's work. 

[SunnyBeBe]

I am also curious about knee guy.  Why would he need multiple ortho doctors to diagnose him?  I found that odd.  I wonder if it was cancer and they sent him to an oncologist. I can see why he might not want that aired.  I hope they revisit him at some point.  …………but, maybe not.  I found this. Dr. Lee did mention it.  
 

https://orthoinfo.aaos.org/en/diseases--conditions/prepatellar-kneecap-bursitis

 

Edited April 22, 2022 by SunnyBeBe

[Back Atcha]

From SunnyBeBe's article (above):  Prepatellar bursitis is often caused by pressure from constant kneeling. Plumbers, roofers, carpet layers, coal miners, and gardeners are at greater risk for developing the condition. ....  Prepatellar bursitis can also be caused by a bacterial infection. If a knee injury — such as an insect bite, scrape, or puncture wound — breaks the skin, bacteria may get inside the bursa sac and cause an infection. This is called infectious bursitis. Infectious bursitis is less common, but more serious and must be treated more urgently, though not always with surgery.

Since our heartthrob is a farrier, he's had horses' legs and weight pressing on that knee for YEARS.  It could be bursitis...but perhaps that "infectious bursitis" which obviously wasn't treated "more urgently."  I think we'll hear more about his case--and I hope it's good news.

[Kristi800]

Dusten was very hot!

Ramiro was very good looking on the silver fox end of the spectrum, too! (Probably closer in age to him!). How sad that a bad experience cost him so many years of putting up with that cyst.

[mmecorday]

The scrapings from the woman's seborrheic keratosis looked like gross taco meat.

Who's up for some Mexican food!

[GaT]

On 4/21/2022 at 10:36 AM, RoxiP said:

The knee guy was actually so good looking (I guess he was my type 30 years ago).  He had great manners and was so gentle with his horses.  I had a little crush on the knee guy - hope someday we find out what happens to him (sorry, I watch the shows a week ahead of when you all watch them so I've been waiting a week to get that out...LOL!).

He was exactly what you think of when the word "cowboy" comes up in any kind of romance story.

[Back Atcha]

32 minutes ago, GaT said:

On 4/21/2022 at 10:36 AM, RoxiP said:

The knee guy was actually so good looking (I guess he was my type 30 years ago).  He had great manners and was so gentle with his horses.  I had a little crush on the knee guy - hope someday we find out what happens to him (sorry, I watch the shows a week ahead of when you all watch them so I've been waiting a week to get that out...LOL!).

He was exactly what you think of when the word "cowboy" comes up in any kind of romance story.

Get that guy an AGENT ... and some excellent health insurance.

[RoxiP]

Thanks for mentioning Body Parts.  I watched all current episodes last night!