Dr. Pimple Popper - General Discussion

[CrazyMoon]

14 hours ago, seasons said:

I have to admit that I get pissy when people have these lumps for years that become gigantic and then are so disappointed if dr lee might not be able to help them right away.

Maybe don't wait nine years to let the lump grow?

The naivete of so many people regarding medical care boggles my mind...they put doctors in the realm of a god...if the doctor says 'I can't do anything for you, but you won't die from this'...many patients think 'my condition is hopeless so I just have to live with it". Or, they've been terrorized by a doctor with things that didn't work...then they don't understand the gray area of finding someone who can help you yet having to wait while appropriate testing is done. 

[Back Atcha]

On 12/28/2020 at 8:29 PM, mmecorday said:

That poor woman with the crusty birthmark on her face. If I had that, I'd be picking at it all the time. I was really hoping that Dr. Lee would whip out some heretofore unknown type of scalpel/cauterizing tool and just slice all those unsightly bumps off in one fell swoop.

I think the woman was so afraid of PAIN that she created a difficult situation.  No matter what miracle tool Dr. Lee whipped out, no matter what pain blockers were used, this patient was too afraid.  She needs to have anesthesia.  That way she's not worried, jumping, "ow-ing," and more procedures can be completed.  I'm very sorry for her; and her childhood had to be miserable, poor thing.  To think I thought being ridiculed for freckles was horrible.

[CoyoteBlue]

23 hours ago, CrazyMoon said:

The naivete of so many people regarding medical care boggles my mind...they put doctors in the realm of a god...if the doctor says 'I can't do anything for you, but you won't die from this'...many patients think 'my condition is hopeless so I just have to live with it". Or, they've been terrorized by a doctor with things that didn't work...then they don't understand the gray area of finding someone who can help you yet having to wait while appropriate testing is done. 

Or they are told it won't kill them, therefore, their insurance considers it cosmetic and they'll have to foot the entire bill. Or they have no insurance and would have to foot the entire bill just for the specialists to investigate. Or they've spent all they can afford to and ended up at "it won't kill you and it's not cancer, so...." and just give up as good money after bad. 

[readheaded]

On 12/29/2020 at 4:02 PM, CrazyMoon said:

The naivete of so many people regarding medical care boggles my mind...they put doctors in the realm of a god...if the doctor says 'I can't do anything for you, but you won't die from this'...many patients think 'my condition is hopeless so I just have to live with it". Or, they've been terrorized by a doctor with things that didn't work...then they don't understand the gray area of finding someone who can help you yet having to wait while appropriate testing is done. 

The quality and accessibility of medical care varies widely around the country.  Some of the people on the show look like they're from places where there's neither quality nor quantity.

[cynicat]

On 12/29/2020 at 12:18 PM, Quof said:

I find a lot of things about Dr. Lee unprofessional besides the sloppy mask wearing, including being overly familiar such as hugging patients and starting out on a first name basis.  But the worst is the disregard for sterility; she is cutting into patients, yet they just roll up their sleeve or pant leg instead of changing into a clean johnny shirt, family members sit inches away in their street clothes...

Hugging a patient isn't necessarily unprofessional.  A lot of the people who come to her are very frightened and her demeanor is one way to set them at ease.  It is probably even more important for people with skin diseases who likely believe that no one wants to touch them.  I see it as a very caring behavior and frankly, most doctors act like they don't really give a shit about you or even know your name.  

As for the sterility issue, I agree with Back Atcha's response.

[Quof]

26 minutes ago, cynicat said:

Hugging a patient isn't necessarily unprofessional.

Regulatory bodies, such as a College of Physicians, take a very different view.  Professional boundaries are important.  I have always known my doctors and dentists on a social basis, but when I am in the office I address them as "doctor", and if they need to phone me as patient (rather than as an acquaintance) they say "It's Dr. X calling".   

[Madding crowd]

I don’t care about the hugging but I don’t like just moving a sleeve out of the way and start popping. It doesn’t look terribly hygienic especially when she is making incisions . I would prefer a hospital gown and then bandages. My dermatologist will ask you to remove the part of clothing and then put bandages on before you get dressed. 

[Back Atcha]

Dr. Sandra Lee began producing her YouTube videos in 2010.  Her TV show started in 2018.  She's a licensed physician.  One would think that if she is not following acceptable protocols, she would have been corrected--professionally--some time ago.  If not the licensing board(s), jealous dermatologists/physicians might have created a buzz.

 

[Madding crowd]

I didn’t say anything about her license and I’m sure people who are getting free treatment won’t complain but my personal opinion is that she is ‘lovable ‘ but not really professional. Her practice is based on entertainment value as well as helping people. 

[Atlanta]

I'm confused by people who complain about the cost of seeing a nearby dermatologist, but are willing to buy a plane ticket to LA and hotel room. 

I hope Monica who had the birthmark finishes treatment. Still watching the ep.

I had some skin issues on my arm and was thankfully able to take care of it with a televisit. Just needed some prescription cream.

[bilgistic]

2 hours ago, Atlanta said:

I'm confused by people who complain about the cost of seeing a nearby dermatologist, but are willing to buy a plane ticket to LA and hotel room. 

"Candidates selected to be on the show will receive travel, accommodations, and medical care."

[mamadrama]

Honestly, the hugging and socialization are what make me want to go to her. I have an umbrella of rare disease and all the co-morbidities that go with it. Between that and my son's Hodgkin's Lymphoma, we see a ton of doctors. I'd take Dr Lee over most of them in a heartbeat. However, I can also see where she might not be for everyone. 

[Atlanta]

12 hours ago, bilgistic said:

"Candidates selected to be on the show will receive travel, accommodations, and medical care."

Cool. Didn't know that.

[Back Atcha]

23 hours ago, Atlanta said:

Cool. Didn't know that.

Did you think there were any perks?

[Atlanta]

4 hours ago, Back Atcha said:

Did you think there were any perks?

Yes, being treated by a world class dermatologist.

[Back Atcha]

7 hours ago, Atlanta said:

12 hours ago, Back Atcha said:

Did you think there were any perks?

Yes, being treated by a world class dermatologist.

But nothing else?  It's a TV reality show; there are certain legal (quid pro quo) requirements.

Edited January 7, 2021 by Back Atcha

[AZChristian]

Finally got to watch the new episodes last night.  Wow!  What they did for Reggie was quite something!

[CruiseDiva]

1 hour ago, AZChristian said:

Finally got to watch the new episodes last night.  Wow!  What they did for Reggie was quite something!

It was a thrill to see him and his entire family so happy.

[mmecorday]

OK, I can watch Dr, Lee squeeze cysts, pop open lipomas and lance whatever all the livelong day, but watching that woman wring the sweat out of her clothes made me gag. That poor woman. I'm glad she found some relief.

[seasons]

2 hours ago, mmecorday said:

OK, I can watch Dr, Lee squeeze cysts, pop open lipomas and lance whatever all the livelong day, but watching that woman wring the sweat out of her clothes made me gag. That poor woman. I'm glad she found some relief.

I hope that She is able to get treatment for the sweating on the rest of her body. 

I felt so sorry for her.

Maybe the sweating is a symptom of something systemic.

More workup needed! 

 

 

Gosh, that poor woman with all the steatocystomas and all her other medical conditions. I hope she gets help.

Edited January 19, 2021 by seasons

[Back Atcha]

3 hours ago, mmecorday said:

OK, I can watch Dr, Lee squeeze cysts, pop open lipomas and lance whatever all the livelong day, but watching that woman wring the sweat out of her clothes made me gag.

Not exactly "on topic," but I can watch all that stuff (haven't seen the sweat-wring yet)...and all kinds of gore (accidents, surgeries, etc)...but if MUCUS is gagging someone or they're spitting and it's a long string of MUCUS ... or that HORROR of sniffing MUCUS from the nose down to the throat--I'm outta there!  Hope I didn't make anyone here sick.

[Twopper]

9 hours ago, seasons said:

Gosh, that poor woman with all the steatocystomas and all her other medical conditions. I hope she gets help.

It sounds like she will have repeat visits with Dr. Lee.

This program has made me truly paranoid.   There was a woman a week or two ago with a bump on the side of her face. The next day I felt a bump on my face near my right eye and looked in the mirror.   Behold, there was a red bump, about half an inch in diameter.   All I could hear was the  woman telling Dr Lee how her bump started out little and then grew and grew.   I had visions of a huge bump.  Needless to say, the bump is now gone. 

I usually watch this show in about 20 minutes because I ff thru the backstories and ads.

[iluvobx]

12 hours ago, mmecorday said:

OK, I can watch Dr, Lee squeeze cysts, pop open lipomas and lance whatever all the livelong day, but watching that woman wring the sweat out of her clothes made me gag. That poor woman. I'm glad she found some relief.

That bothered me too.  I really felt bad for her.  My mother suffered from excessive sweating but not like that.  I was surprised that they didn't try Drysol first on her armpits.  I hated when I did the Drysol but it help me tremendously.  Maybe they will try the Drysol around her groin area.  

[seasons]

9 hours ago, Back Atcha said:

Not exactly "on topic," but I can watch all that stuff (haven't seen the sweat-wring yet)...and all kinds of gore (accidents, surgeries, etc)...but if MUCUS is gagging someone or they're spitting and it's a long string of MUCUS ... or that HORROR of sniffing MUCUS from the nose down to the throat--I'm outta there!  Hope I didn't make anyone here sick.

I hear ya! I can't watch the foot doctor show when they show the foot surgery. It just squicks me out to see what's inside feet. Looks like raw hamburger meat. Ew. 😖

[Back Atcha]

11 hours ago, seasons said:

I hear ya! I can't watch the foot doctor show when they show the foot surgery. It just squicks me out to see what's inside feet. Looks like raw hamburger meat.

My ex-husband (dead now) was a podiatrist for ten years, then he became a stockbroker.  My kids and I have wondered at different times how such a squeamish/prissy guy handled surgeries.  After seeing the foot doctor shows (and they were creepy), I wonder if he EVER saw any of those atrocities.  He sold his practice in 1974: podiatry wasn't as "busy" and covered by health insurance as it is these days.

Edited January 20, 2021 by Back Atcha

[CrazyMoon]

7 hours ago, seasons said:

I hear ya! I can't watch the foot doctor show when they show the foot surgery. It just squicks me out to see what's inside feet. Looks like raw hamburger meat. Ew. 😖

All invasive surgeries look like that...medicine isn't for everyone...

[Kath94]

I'm sorry if I missed comments on this earlier, but did anyone else notice the little chyron at the bottom of the screen that said Dr. Pimple Popper is moving exclusively to Discovery+?  That's not even enough to get me to subscribe!

[GaT]

43 minutes ago, Kath94 said:

I'm sorry if I missed comments on this earlier, but did anyone else notice the little chyron at the bottom of the screen that said Dr. Pimple Popper is moving exclusively to Discovery+?  That's not even enough to get me to subscribe!

I thought that too, but it's actually not this show, it's a revamped "This Is Zit" show that shows behind the scenes stuff. This show should still be on TLC.

21 hours ago, mmecorday said:

OK, I can watch Dr, Lee squeeze cysts, pop open lipomas and lance whatever all the livelong day, but watching that woman wring the sweat out of her clothes made me gag. That poor woman. I'm glad she found some relief.

 

18 hours ago, seasons said:

Gosh, that poor woman with all the steatocystomas and all her other medical conditions. I hope she gets help.

It was the woman with the lump in the middle of her forehead that got to me, it looked like she was turning into a unicorn. I can't understand why she waited so long to take care of it.

[RoxiP]

17 hours ago, GaT said:

 

It was the woman with the lump in the middle of her forehead that got to me, it looked like she was turning into a unicorn. I can't understand why she waited so long to take care of it.

What is really sad is how much worse she made the situation by messing with the bump herself.  After watching Dr Pimple Popper I don't touch ANYTHING that pops up on my face (besides pimple popping has always grossed me out - my daughter is always trying to get me to pop pimples on her back and I just say no...EWWWW!).

[Twopper]

On 1/19/2021 at 6:41 PM, GaT said:

I thought that too, but it's actually not this show, it's a revamped "This Is Zit" show that shows behind the scenes stuff. This show should still be on TLC.

I hope so.  I did the search thing on my tv and it doesn't show any more Dr. Pimple Popper shows coming up.   I got the impression that the doctor would be exclusively on the Discovery+ streaming.  Maybe it is just a name change.  I guess much of what they stream will eventually show up on tv in a few months or years.   If Joe Kenda can't convince me to go to Discovery+, no one can including Dr Sandra Lee.

[Red Bridey]

I am disliking the extra long background stories the show has included in this season. In the past they would introduce Person with a Horrible Condition, spouse would say (Horrible Condition) has ruined Person's self confidence, then it's off to Dr Lee to cure Horrible Condition. Now there's ten minutes of family/friends discussing Horrible Condition, five more minutes of Person poking, stroking, and palpating Horrible Condition, worrying about if Dr Lee will be able to do something to cure Horrible Condition, and it's all too boring. Let's get right onto the curing, dagnabit. Don't fix what ain't broken!

[CruiseDiva]

23 minutes ago, Red Bridey said:

I am disliking the extra long background stories the show has included in this season. In the past they would introduce Person with a Horrible Condition, spouse would say (Horrible Condition) has ruined Person's self confidence, then it's off to Dr Lee to cure Horrible Condition. Now there's ten minutes of family/friends discussing Horrible Condition, five more minutes of Person poking, stroking, and palpating Horrible Condition, worrying about if Dr Lee will be able to do something to cure Horrible Condition, and it's all too boring. Let's get right onto the curing, dagnabit. Don't fix what ain't broken!

That's why I record and watch the show on DVR. I fast forward through all the sob stories and angst. We get enough "background" when Person with a Horrible Condition is in Dr. Lee's office and explaining it to her.

[auntjess]

On 1/19/2021 at 12:53 AM, seasons said:

I hope that She is able to get treatment for the sweating on the rest of her body. 

I felt so sorry for her.

Maybe the sweating is a symptom of something systemic.

You do need to be able to sweat some.  I remember years ago, a woman slathered deodorant all over herself so she wouldn't sweat at at fancy event, a hunt cup I think, and she collapsed and almost died.

[RoxiP]

On 1/23/2021 at 11:52 AM, auntjess said:

You do need to be able to sweat some.  I remember years ago, a woman slathered deodorant all over herself so she wouldn't sweat at at fancy event, a hunt cup I think, and she collapsed and almost died.

Obviously isn't ever going to be this woman's problem...she could get botox in a whole lot of places but she's still gonna sweat...plus botox doesn't last forever.

[iluvobx]

On 1/22/2021 at 5:05 PM, Twopper said:

I hope so.  I did the search thing on my tv and it doesn't show any more Dr. Pimple Popper shows coming up.   I got the impression that the doctor would be exclusively on the Discovery+ streaming.  Maybe it is just a name change.  I guess much of what they stream will eventually show up on tv in a few months or years.   If Joe Kenda can't convince me to go to Discovery+, no one can including Dr Sandra Lee.

Dr. Lee confirmed that her show will only be available on Discovery+ after Jan. 25. Seems that Discovery is moving all their fan favorite shows exclusively to Discovery+.  😡

Edited January 25, 2021 by iluvobx
accidentally said Disney+ and not Discovery+

[bilgistic]

Oh well. So long, Dr. Lee.

[auntjess]

Yep, and a lot of us are expressing out displeasure to Discovery on Facebook.
It's like I buy something at the store, and then they want to charge me again at the door, to take it with me.
She'll still have youtube, and there are a LOT of other dermatologists now on youtube.
Also, give Audiology Associates UK a try, for ear wax removal videos.
Let Discovery take the foot doctors; I find a lot of those hard to watch.

 

[readheaded]

15 hours ago, auntjess said:

Yep, and a lot of us are expressing out displeasure to Discovery on Facebook.
It's like I buy something at the store, and then they want to charge me again at the door, to take it with me.
She'll still have youtube, and there are a LOT of other dermatologists now on youtube.
Also, give Audiology Associates UK a try, for ear wax removal videos.
Let Discovery take the foot doctors; I find a lot of those hard to watch.

 

I think Discovery’s overplaying its hand.  As the weather gets nicer and we hopefully move away from the worst of COVID, I’ll choose to watch less TV than to pay more to watch the shows I already paid to watch. I suspect I’m not alone. 

[AZChristian]

On 1/24/2021 at 3:40 PM, iluvobx said:

Dr. Lee confirmed that her show will only be available on Discovery+ after Jan. 25. Seems that Discovery is moving all their fan favorite shows exclusively to Discovery+.  😡

Leaving Whitney Thore and the Sister Wives on the regular TLC show, since they KNOW no one would pay extra to see them.  LOL.

[iluvobx]

I already have cable, Disney+ and Netflix, and I actually watch very little tv.  I dvr 3 shows during the day (and only watch 2 in the evening) and maybe 3-4 times a week, watch a show on cable.  As much as I like Dr. Pimple Popper, I am not going to pay to watch it.

[sempervivum]

On 1/24/2021 at 4:40 PM, iluvobx said:

Dr. Lee confirmed that her show will only be available on Discovery+ after Jan. 25

Hmm. Seems like this would open up a lot of opportunities for some smaller 'free' network. Find their own dermatologist with a cute personality and see how fast most viewers will switch to the cheaper alternative. Personally, I was watching for the procedures, not for Dr. Lee, jmo.

Discovery probably missed their best shot at getting the premium channel up at the right time. If they had come out with it last spring or summer, it would have been an easier sell to the house-bound masses. Now? shrug

[bilgistic]

I'm absolutely not paying $5 a month for one show. I already have Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hulu. I use an antenna for local broadcast network channels. Enough already!

[auntjess]

I have U-verse, not the top package with HBO, but the one just below that.
I watch a good bit, TLC, Smithsonian, and NatGeo shows, and true crime.
Not planning to buy Discovery + on principle.
I agree with AZChristian,that no one would pay for Whitney Thore.

[bilgistic]

I don't even know who that is.

[auntjess]

2 hours ago, bilgistic said:

I don't even know who that is.

Whitney Thore?  She's the one in My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which has become less fabulous season by season?
Read the threads there, and you'll get an idea.

 

[Back Atcha]

12 hours ago, sempervivum said:

shrug

This sums up all the transfers to Di$covery! I'm outta here! There?

[parrotfeathers]

8 hours ago, auntjess said:

Whitney Thore?  She's the one in My Big Fat Fabulous Life, which has become less fabulous season by season?
Read the threads there, and you'll get an idea.

 

I finally had to quit watching that show even though all I did was laugh at her.   It's positively loathsome in every respect.

All I get is Netflix.    I've come to learn and tolerate Pluto TV and just mute the commercials.  

[CruiseDiva]

20 hours ago, bilgistic said:

I'm absolutely not paying $5 a month for one show. 

Last year there was a show I wanted to watch that was offered on the Peacock streaming service. Comcast offers Peacock free so I checked it out. It was very frustrating to watch because every once in a while the picture would freeze and then dither until it was ready to begin streaming again. We had a similar experience with Hulu when we signed up to watch college football on the ACC Network.  Unless streaming has improved a great deal there's no way I'd pay for it again.

[mamadrama]

I broke down and got Discovery+, but only because I don't have cable. I watch a ton of TLC, Discovery, HGTV, ID, etc. I was paying $20 a month for Philo, but Discovery+ let me cancel that and now my bill is less. I'm able to access most of my shows (90DF, MBFFL, M600PL, Pimple Popper, etc) but I'm also enjoying having access to a lot of the older crime shows. It works for me but if you already have a service that gives you want you want then it's probably not worth it. 

[auntjess]

It's just so crappy that they took all of the good shows, like ID's See No Evil.
I hope the cable companies sue the pants off them.