Dr. Pimple Popper - General Discussion

[kokapetl]

Cosplay girl looked like she had circumcised penises growing out of her ears. Also, I’m betting there’s no cosplayer union or health insurance. Lesson: Not Learned. 

[rhys]

26 minutes ago, kokapetl said:

Cosplay girl looked like she had circumcised penises growing out of her ears. Also, I’m betting there’s no cosplayer union or health insurance. Lesson: Not Learned. 

Wha? I'm the parent of sons. Their penises never looked like her ears.

She was stupid to keep on getting pierced in other places. Oy.

[CruiseDiva]

2 hours ago, kokapetl said:

Also, I’m betting there’s no cosplayer union or health insurance. Lesson: Not Learned. 

Isn't cosplay a hobby? Do people actually make money doing that silliness?

[AZChristian]

55 minutes ago, CruiseDiva said:

Isn't cosplay a hobby? Do people actually make money doing that silliness?

Apparently, some people make good money at it.

I just want them ALL to get off my lawn!!!!!

[kokapetl]

21 hours ago, rhys said:

Wha? I'm the parent of sons. Their penises never looked like her ears.

She was stupid to keep on getting pierced in other places. Oy.

Erect adult penises. And just the head.

Edited July 14, 2019 by kokapetl

[rhys]

Eh, maybe if I squint. No, actually I sort of see what you are getting at. I probably would have gone with balls tbh.

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Keloid cosplay girl is a bit much to take.  Ooh, I'm going to look just like everybody else.  Walks out in a brightly colored kimono with blue hair.  I have nothing against cosplay.  Have all the fun you can in life.  But she clearly does what she can to look different outside of cosplay.  why would she risk another cartilage piercing when her ears exploded like that?  She is also just sort of odd looking.  She does look more like an animated character than most - large face with smaller features.  I was done with the whining pretty quickly with her - I don't like to fly, I'm afraid of heights, I don't, I don't, I don't . . . . Clearly you already have two sets of balls on your ears.  Sack up, would you? I was happy they did her follow up at her home and we didn't have to hear her whine about traveling again.

Steatocystoma lady is really quite pretty.  She has beautiful bone structure.  I hope they helped with any she has on her body and under her arms too.  

[satrunrose]

Do noses keloid like ears? Paging Dr Google!

[auntjess]

On 7/12/2019 at 9:44 PM, Red Bridey said:

  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?

She usually concentrates on what hurts and/or what is most noticeable. 

[StatisticalOutlier]

On 7/13/2019 at 7:13 AM, AZChristian said:

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!

I  have some mittens that are made to go over other gloves or mittens, so they're huge.  They don't come in at the wrist, but instead have a piece of velcro you tighten around your wrist once they're on.  They're not super warm on their own, but a hell of a lot better than a bare hand in Chicago. 

[AZChristian]

1 minute ago, StatisticalOutlier said:

I  have some mittens that are made to go over other gloves or mittens, so they're huge.  They don't come in at the wrist, but instead have a piece of velcro you tighten around your wrist once they're on.  They're not super warm on their own, but a hell of a lot better than a bare hand in Chicago. 

Velcro . . . how did we ever live without it?

[CrazyMoon]

I'm guess the consulting doctor is a hand surgeon, not another dermatologist. Hands do so much and are so delicate they require their own surgeon. 

[DocTerv]

The "no other doctor could fix meeeee" thing makes me insane. I love Dr. Lee but come on... most of the things we're shown are simple things like cysts and lipomas. I'm a veterinarian. I fix those things all the time. My patients are more hair covered and likely to bite (mostly 😄). 

[mmecorday]

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Keloid guuuuurl is not very bright.

Her ears were the least of her problems.

She was worried about how her ears would look after the procedure, but it doesn't seem to concern her that her cheap hair color and budget cosplay draw stares.

[auntjess]

22 hours ago, DocTerv said:

The "no other doctor could fix meeeee" thing makes me insane. I love Dr. Lee but come on... most of the things we're shown are simple things like cysts and lipomas. I'm a veterinarian. I fix those things all the time. My patients are more hair covered and likely to bite (mostly 😄). 

I think many have been brushed off by doctors, because they don't have insurance to cover it, or insurance deems it "cosmetic."
With few exceptions, I've always found my vets more caring and compassionate than my MDs, though I finally have a really good one.
 

[auntjess]

On 7/14/2019 at 2:54 PM, PrincessPurrsALot said:

Keloid cosplay girl is a bit much to take.  Ooh, I'm going to look just like everybody else.  Walks out in a brightly colored kimono with blue hair.  I have nothing against cosplay.  Have all the fun you can in life.

I think I've seen people like her on My Strange Addiction.  Is she a "furry?"

[cynicat]

1 hour ago, auntjess said:

I think I've seen people like her on My Strange Addiction.  Is she a "furry?"

No, furries are a different sort of weird.  Cosplay is more about fandoms.  Then again who am I to judge if they're happy?!

[Wanda]

Vinnies’ mother is infuriating me. His father died of cancer and he has a giant mole growing on his neck and she thinks it’s just his cute unique destiny and doesn’t want it touched. And hasn’t had it seen since he was 3. That’s child abuse.

[mmecorday]

Dr. Lee was playing with Gerald's finger tumor like my cats play with the tiny furry things they kill. I'm glad he had it removed.

I was hoping that Dr. Lee would be able to remove the boy's birthmark with a laser or liquid nitrogen. That poor kid. People are so awful. I remember there was a guy who ran the movie in town and he had a port wine stain on his face. The kids called him "Splotch." And he was such a nice guy!

I think this is the first time we've had a patient sing a gospel spiritual during lipoma removal.

[2727]

Dr. Lee was so miffed during the surgery: "I could have done that!" Heh. 

She and the hand surgeon playing guess the tumor was fun; I don't think either got it correctly?

3 hours ago, Wanda said:

Vinnies’ mother is infuriating me ...

Oy. Glad I've been fast-forwarding. A good number of the patients are exasperating in one way or another, tbh.

[Kenzie]

My neck actually snapped back when cosplay girl first appeared on screen. Good God, what a sight she is.

[cynicat]

7 hours ago, mmecorday said:

I think this is the first time we've had a patient sing a gospel spiritual during lipoma removal.

And it sang back!

[CrazyMoon]

9 hours ago, mmecorday said:

Dr. Lee was playing with Gerald's finger tumor like my cats play with the tiny furry things they kill. I'm glad he had it removed.

I was hoping that Dr. Lee would be able to remove the boy's birthmark with a laser or liquid nitrogen. That poor kid. People are so awful. I remember there was a guy who ran the movie in town and he had a port wine stain on his face. The kids called him "Splotch." And he was such a nice guy!

I think this is the first time we've had a patient sing a gospel spiritual during lipoma removal.

I enjoyed Gerald's surgery (I spent many years in medicine and have taught wound care). His result looks fabulous...6 months that scar will have faded into the skin planes and you'll have to look for it. 

The kid with the birthmark is DA Bomb! Love him and his confidence. The bumpy nevi he might want to remove at some point, but the skin 'stain' may be permanent. 

BTW, those portwine stains can now be treated with laser with pretty good results.

[cynicat]

42 minutes ago, CrazyMoon said:

BTW, those portwine stains can now be treated with laser with pretty good results.

True, but this is a congenital nevus, not a port wine stain.

And I agree with you, that kid was fabulous! 

Edited July 19, 2019 by cynicat

[CruiseDiva]

12 hours ago, Wanda said:

Vinnies’ mother is infuriating me. His father died of cancer and he has a giant mole growing on his neck and she thinks it’s just his cute unique destiny and doesn’t want it touched. And hasn’t had it seen since he was 3. That’s child abuse.

Plus, kids bullied him and called him names. I was sad that Dr Lee couldn't do more for him. Maybe he'll be back. Hopefully. His mother needed a smack upside the head.

I was so happy to see Gerald get his tumor removed. What a lovely outcome.

[readheaded]

On 7/12/2019 at 10:14 AM, AZChristian said:

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.

Yes, and that makes all the difference.

[StatisticalOutlier]

5 hours ago, CrazyMoon said:

The kid with the birthmark is DA Bomb! Love him and his confidence. The bumpy nevi he might want to remove at some point, but the skin 'stain' may be permanent.

The skin stain is one thing--it's the texture that led people to refer to it as poop or whatever, and it is gross.  Is there no way to sand it down or something? 

I thought the kid was weird.  At first I thought he had a British accent, and then it started to sound like he was deaf.  And I call producer manipulation when the librarian told him to take off his jacket.  Why??  It was no heavier than a pullover sweater.

But props to him for taking the news well.  I guess it's smart to lead with, "It could be cancer," before you deliver the ultimate blow that he's going to have to live with that mess on his neck.  And I still just can't believe there's no way to make it go away. 

I wanted to choke his mother.  But this is someone who bred with someone with those disgusting giant holes in his ears, well before it was anywhere near as prevalent as it is now (not that that makes it okay these days, either), and I swear it looked like the kid had a pierced ear in the baby picture. 

Hey, mom, those ears on cosplay girl made her unique, too.  Unique is not always a good thing.  (And apparently cosplay girl subscribes to the cafeteria plan of unique.)

Actually, I found the whole episode unusually boring.  I like surgery shows, but I don't watch this one for surgery.  And really, was the lump on the lady's leg all that disfiguring?  I can certainly understand that she didn't like it, but dang, try having that lump on your face.  So, (1) real surgery, (2) a kid with a moron of a mother who doesn't get his problem taken care of, and (3) removing a growth that God put in a relatively inconspicuous place, with a soundtrack.  Bleh.

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On 7/12/2019 at 8:14 AM, AZChristian said:

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.

But that's crazy with the ACA because people with very low incomes can get great insurance at a low price not only because of a subsidy, but more important, because of reduced deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for those people, if they buy a silver plan.  Like deductibles of $0 and out-of-pocket maximums of $500, if they make like $18,000 a year.  It's the deal of the century.

Now, the insurance company may not cover something because it's considered cosmetic, bu that's a whole different issue.

But it drives me crazy that people don't take advantage of such fabulous insurance, and I'm sure it's just because insurance is such a mess that they don't even know it's available, and now that there's no penalty for not having insurance, there's no incentive for them to even look into it.  Such a shame.

[FormerMod-a1]

2 minutes ago, StatisticalOutlier said:

And I still just can't believe there's no way to make it go away

Dr Lee said it could be done, but would take a lot of time, pain, and effort.  Since it was large she couldn't just got it out and sew up the skin like a normal sized mole.  He would need several procedures, with skin stretchers put in place in between. and so forth.  I did wonder, though, if she could have done anything to smooth out the bumpy/hair part, or to lighten up the color.

[GaT]

53 minutes ago, StatisticalOutlier said:

I thought the kid was weird.  At first I thought he had a British accent, and then it started to sound like he was deaf.  

I thought there was something odd about him too, he definitely had some kind of accent, but I couldn't figure out what it was.

[SunnyBeBe]

Oh, that mother of the young man with the neck mole......oh, man.......she was horrible, imo.  To neglect the child's care that way for years!!!! So what, that one doctor said to ignore when he was a toddler!  Later it grow much larger. You are supposed to be your child's ADVOCATE!  She seemed like she was more into gaining attention to her son's defect.  Not good. Emotional distress and pain is just as painful as physical pain. She must not know this.   It's not about what you want lady, it's the boy's mental health that is at stake.  And, Dr. Lee said the mole could be removed, but, it would require skin expanders to enlarge the skin, so they would have enough to cover the wound.  So.......that's what you do mom!  They should have said, can you get me help doing that? To me, that boy had the right to a follow up and EXTRA help, as much as the man with the finger growth.  The boy was not alright with accepting his condition.  He said that, but, he wants it gone.  I hope someone will intervene on his behalf.  There are places that help kids like him.  I hope someone intervenes. 

[AZChristian]

25 minutes ago, GaT said:

I thought there was something odd about him too, he definitely had some kind of accent, but I couldn't figure out what it was.

I thought it sounded more like a speech impediment. The producers apparently recognized that his speech wasn't clear,  since they closed captioned some of what he said. 

[libgirl2]

On 7/13/2019 at 8:13 AM, AZChristian said:

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!

I'm from the the area and that is the first thing I thought of!! 

[libgirl2]

On 7/12/2019 at 9:17 AM, camom said:

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.

I think it is an insurance thing. I remember several years back having a specialist order an MRI for some leg and hip pain that was so bad I sometimes couldn't walk. Insurance would not pay for it. I'm sure the consider much of this cosmetic thus many people just try to live with it. If  I had an issue like this, I know I would jump at the chance to see her. 

[libgirl2]

19 hours ago, Wanda said:

Vinnies’ mother is infuriating me. His father died of cancer and he has a giant mole growing on his neck and she thinks it’s just his cute unique destiny and doesn’t want it touched. And hasn’t had it seen since he was 3. That’s child abuse.

I thought the same thing. Its not cute! It could be cancerous! What an idiot! I wanted to smack her. 

When my son was little, he had a mole on his wrist that grew twice it's size in a short time. I hauled him right to the dermatologist who removed it. Thank God it wasn't cancerous. My son (who was maybe 5 at the time) did really well and only cried because he wanted his mole back. 

[libgirl2]

1 hour ago, SunnyBeBe said:

Oh, that mother of the young man with the neck mole......oh, man.......she was horrible, imo.  To neglect the child's care that way for years!!!! So what, that one doctor said to ignore when he was a toddler!  Later it grow much larger. You are supposed to be your child's ADVOCATE!  She seemed like she was more into gaining attention to her son's defect.  Not good. Emotional distress and pain is just as painful as physical pain. She must not know this.   It's not about what you want lady, it's the boy's mental health that is at stake.  And, Dr. Lee said the mole could be removed, but, it would require skin expanders to enlarge the skin, so they would have enough to cover the wound.  So.......that's what you do mom!  They should have said, can you get me help doing that? To me, that boy had the right to a follow up and EXTRA help, as much as the man with the finger growth.  The boy was not alright with accepting his condition.  He said that, but, he wants it gone.  I hope someone will intervene on his behalf.  There are places that help kids like him.  I hope someone intervenes. 

And maybe if she would have done something when he was small he wouldn't need such extensive treatment! 

[SunnyBeBe]

1 minute ago, libgirl2 said:

And maybe if she would have done something when he was small he wouldn't need such extensive treatment! 

Yeah, but, it's all about what the mom likes and that's the large mole. So selfish of her. 

[2727]

19 minutes ago, libgirl2 said:

And maybe if she would have done something when he was small he wouldn't need such extensive treatment! 

So many of these patients have put off care for years or decades. Get it off while it's small! But purposefully delaying care for your child is a whole nother level of ignorance.

I got a kick out of the hand doctor mocking Dr. Lee for her goopy food comparisons. I feel the same!

[CrazyMoon]

The weird food comparisons give context, gross as it may be. 
I think the kid's mom was terrified and her comments were just a cover for her anxiety...She did have it looked at when he was young (I think about 3) and that doctor wouldn't touch it because of his age. She's hanging on to that.

[CruiseDiva]

2 hours ago, SunnyBeBe said:

Oh, that mother of the young man with the neck mole......oh, man.......she was horrible, imo.  To neglect the child's care that way for years!!!! So what, that one doctor said to ignore when he was a toddler!  Later it grow much larger. You are supposed to be your child's ADVOCATE!  She seemed like she was more into gaining attention to her son's defect.  Not good. Emotional distress and pain is just as painful as physical pain. She must not know this.   It's not about what you want lady, it's the boy's mental health that is at stake.  And, Dr. Lee said the mole could be removed, but, it would require skin expanders to enlarge the skin, so they would have enough to cover the wound.  So.......that's what you do mom!  They should have said, can you get me help doing that? To me, that boy had the right to a follow up and EXTRA help, as much as the man with the finger growth.  The boy was not alright with accepting his condition.  He said that, but, he wants it gone.  I hope someone will intervene on his behalf.  There are places that help kids like him.  I hope someone intervenes. 

Just because his mole wasn't malignant now doesn't mean it can't be malignant in the future.

I thought the boy was strange, but his mother was just cruel to not have gotten him treatment much sooner. He said he's being bullied and called names. Get the thing removed! My feeling was that he went along with what his mother wanted, but he'd have been thrilled to have that disfiguring mole/birthmark gone.

[Minivanessa]

20 minutes ago, CruiseDiva said:

Just because his mole wasn't malignant now doesn't mean it can't be malignant in the future.

I thought the boy was strange, but his mother was just cruel to not have gotten him treatment much sooner. He said he's being bullied and called names. Get the thing removed! My feeling was that he went along with what his mother wanted, but he'd have been thrilled to have that disfiguring mole/birthmark gone.

I agree that his mother should have been - and should now be - more aggressive in having that condition monitored and - as appropriate - treated by a doctor.

However, it's a giant congenital nevus, and it's not so simple (if even possible) to "have it gone." I'm not a doctor nor do I play one on the internet, but just a simple search brought up articles that indicate the complexities and difficulties of this. For instance: https://www.healthline.com/health/congenital-nevus and https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/001453.htm. This patient is still growing, and that may also factor in to what a doctor would think advisable or beneficial to do - or not - at this point.

But, to reiterate, I think his mother needs to be sure he's seen at least annually by a competent physician to monitor and assess the nevus and figure out a treatment/management plan going forward. And probably to do biopsies as indicated. I hope she does and I fear she won't. 😨

[AZChristian]

The first time my kid came home from school crying because someone called him "poopneck," I'd be on the hunt for another doctor. 

Her husband has only been gone 2 years, and she's already got another man (looks like he lives there).  Focus on your kids, lady, not your genital needs.

[Twopper]

1 hour ago, AZChristian said:

Her husband has only been gone 2 years

I guess I misheard--I thought he died in 2012,  Oh, well...  I have already erased it on the dvr. 

I was really aggravated with the mom.  She seemed like she was awfully young and still rather immature.  I think Dr Lee probably did a lot more talking with them than we saw, and maybe she suggested it would be better for him to wait until he was an adult.   I am not sure about an active teen doing those skin expanders.  Also his mother seem to have an unhealthy love for it--accepting it is one thing, but converting it into a status symbol was a bit over the top for me.  And maybe in another 5-10 years there will be advances that help in treating it.    He did seem like a really nice kid and very mature for his age.

Glad Gerald got the hand surgery;  I enjoyed watching it, and seeing the hand doctor operate.  Very fascinating.  It was nice to see her refer someone to another doctor since I am sure she does that more often than we see.

The singer who was getting married is probably a nice lady, but her story wasn't all that interesting to me.  

All in all, a good episode and much better than the one last week with the keloid girl.

[Arynm]

That mother has a serious problem with good decision making skills. She not only ignored what is rapidly turning into a much bigger problem than it should have been, she is leaving that child with a terrible speech impediment. That can be fixed in school for free almost anywhere so she can't claim she could not afford it. My son was in speech for years to fix the same speech issue that boy had. He does not have a speech issue anymore. I find that a much bigger issue actually than the mole. He is almost incomprehensible, and I bet he gets made fun of for his speech. That mom is failing her child.

[AZChristian]

28 minutes ago, Twopper said:

I guess I misheard--I thought he died in 2012,  Oh, well...  I have already erased it on the dvr. 

I may have misheard,  but I thought the boy said his father died when he was 12, and I think he was 14 at the appointment with Dr. Lee.

[seasons]

My niece had a large congenital nevus on her upper arm, and although not as large as Vinnie's, it did have hair and uneven textures. The doctors kept an eye on it for years until finally they went to a major hospital and had it removed in stages. No tissue expanders necessary in her case fortunately. But she was teased about it a lot. I just couldn't stand having something like these growths growing on me. 

VInny's mom also seemed to be one of those people with the attitude "if he was born with it, we won't mess with it". That really bothered me. That thing on Vinny was what I would call disfiguring and I would think it would affect his confidence and his love life as he gets older. Sorry but I would have a hard time getting intimate with that coming at me. Poor kid with that mother.

Edited July 20, 2019 by seasons

[seasons]

Just rewatching it on demand.

"It's different. You can always spot hi m from far away. " WTF mom?!?!? And it proves his father's paternity in some sick way?!? Meaningful?!?

so the dermatologist tells her at age 3 she won't look at it, so mom gives up. Fuckwad.

Vinnie is adorable. I think that's a little speech impediment.

Edited July 20, 2019 by seasons

[seasons]

No Dr lee, the giant nevus doesn't make him "Unique and cool". Vinnie kind of side eyed that. Kids usually know when you are trying to bullshit them. I sense he wants it off. 

I didn't mind leg lump lady but the words to "The Star Spangled Banner " are "gave proof THROUGH the night" not "TO the night". Argh.

[rhys]

I heard 2012 for the dad's death, too. And good observation about free speech therapy in school. I had forgotten about that. Mom was really failing Vinnie all around.

[Twopper]

14 hours ago, AZChristian said:

I may have misheard,  but I thought the boy said his father died when he was 12, and I think he was 14 at the appointment with Dr. Lee.

He was 14.  I was folding laundry or doing a sudoku puzzle during the show so I probably heard 12 and thought it was 2012.  

14 hours ago, seasons said:

VInny's mom also seemed to be one of those people with the attitude "if he was born with it, we won't mess with it". That really bothered me.

I wondered if she felt so bad about it that she was in denial and overcompensated by pretending he should be happy about it.   I think she has talked herself into believing it is a good thing for him.  The delusion is strong with that woman.  And Dr Lee didn't help with her comment about it being "unique and cool."

If my child had that and the father had had cancer, I would visit the dermatologist regularly.

13 hours ago, seasons said:

No Dr lee, the giant nevus doesn't make him "Unique and cool". Vinnie kind of side eyed that. Kids usually know when you are trying to bullshit them. I sense he wants it off. 

yes, I wanted to slap her for that.   It makes him unique which is not usually cool at that age.   I was shocked how she seemed to go along with the mom's attitude.  I am sure she has to be careful with what she says to a minor child so as not to bring him into conflict with a parent, but I think she could have handled this a lot better by talking about options that will be available if he wants to pursue it as an adult.  He seemed to handle the news okay, but I felt bad that she could offer so little to him.   

[SunnyBeBe]

The boy seemed to have been led to believe that his mole was a gift from his father that symbolized his father's tattoos. Like a mythical, magic thing. His mom is a real piece of work. Now that the boy is older, he's seeing through her BS.