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" [ad_1]\r\n<br><div><p>As a world-renowned dermatologist, Dr Pimple Popper has certainly seen her fair share of gross lumps and bumps.</p><p>But when 67-year-old Dennis walked into her clinic to have a giant cyst on the back of his head removed, even she was shocked.</p><p>Checking him over in the latest episode of her TLC show, the medic – whose real name is Dr Sandra Lee – says: “If this is a pilar cyst, it’s the most giant pilar cyst I have ever seen.”</p><p><b>RELATED: </b> <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/finance/money/wealth/how-dr-sandra-lee-aka-dr-pimple-popper-made-her-millions/news-story/fc17522618a65da5d89dd39ef94a0062\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>How Dr Pimple Popper made her millions</b></a></p><p>Dennis, from Wyandotte, Michigan, has been putting up with the growths all over his head for two decades.</p><p>But the one right at the back of his head has grown so large it has meant he has had to put his love of motorcycling on hold – because he can’t get his helmet on.</p><p>Even lying down to sleep is painful – but Dennis’ fear of doctors has stopped him from going to see one regularly.</p><p>It has left his wife Donna scared she might lose him if he doesn’t do something about the cysts.</p><p>Through tears, she told him: “We’ve been together 32 years. I couldn’t imagine life without you. He’s been with me over half my life, he is my life.”</p><p><b>RELATED: </b> <a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/mum-has-huge-growth-on-leg-removed-after-10-years/news-story/d3b76bd01a8e8f81981816d1262146b3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Dr. Pimple Popper removes mum’s 10-year growth</b></a></p><p><b>WHAT IS A PILAR CYST?</b></p><p>According to <a href=\"https://www.healthline.com/health/skin-disorders/pilar-cyst#bottom-line\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Healthline</a>, pilar cysts are flesh-coloured bumps that can develop on the surface of the skin.</p><p>They’re sometimes called trichilemmal cysts or wens and are benign cysts, meaning they typically aren’t cancerous.</p><p>Although 90 per cent of pilar cysts occur on the scalp in the lining of hair follicles, they can develop anywhere on the body.</p><p>These types of cysts can range in size – some can be the size of a quarter, and others can grow to the size of a small ball.</p><p>They’re also round in shape, sometimes creating a domelike bump on the surface of your skin.</p><p>Pilar cysts may be hereditary – they’re also more common in middle-aged women.</p><p>The cysts are usually harmless, but some people consider surgical removal for cosmetic reasons.</p><p>He finally made the decision to do something about the growths and went to see Dr Lee at her clinic.</p><p>When she gets to meet him in person, she is clearly surprised by their size and tells Dennis his biggest lump is the largest nodule she has seen.</p><p>She nicknames it a “water balloon cyst” because of the liquid in it and he shows her how it is so buoyant it can be jiggled.</p><p>In the operating room, Dr Lee has to be careful when extracting the growths as they are located on his scalp.</p><p>She carefully cuts the biggest one open which causes the cyst inside to burst out its yellow contents.</p><p>Dr Lee squeals: “Look, it’s like gold! Look at it!”</p><p>Dennis’ wife, who was in the operating theatre to comfort him, looked delighted at the pus oozing out.</p><p>Popping another cyst, Dr Lee described the contents as an “old egg salad”, as the yellow pus came trickling out.</p><p>But her assistant said it looked more like “honey mustard”.</p><p>After cleaning up the mess and tying off some blood vessels, the doc stitches Dennis back together.</p><p>She tells him she will see him in a couple of days to remove the remaining three bumps.</p><p>Hopefully once Dennis is all recovered he will be able to get back on his motorcycle with his helmet safely in place.</p><p>Last week, Dr Pimple Popper kicked off season five of her hit series with one of her most stomach-churning cyst removals yet.</p><p>She was visited at her clinic by 32-year-old Juan, from Texas, whose body was covered in golf ball-sized boils.</p><p>As she squeezed them <a href=\"https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13654223/dr-pimple-popper-neck-cysts-ooze-mashed-potato/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the pus inside came oozing out \"like mashed potato\"</a> – to all pimple popping fans‘ delight.</p><p><i>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13730868/dr-pimple-popper-removes-biggest-pillar-cyst-ever/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Sun</a> and was reproduced with permission</i></p></div>\r\n<br>[ad_2]\r\n<br><a href=\"https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/real-life/dr-pimple-popper-removes-biggest-pilar-cyst-shes-ever-seen-as-giant-lump-oozes-golden-pus/news-story/7a6c716d5bab0e97be1f5328b293bd2b?from=rss-basic\">Source link </a>"
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