• In new Instagram post on Wednesday, Dr. Sandra Lee, MD—aka Dr. Pimple Popper—shared before-and-after photos of a patient's skin cancer surgery.
• The patient had a form of skin cancer called basal cell carcinoma on his nose.
• Lee performed Mohs Surgery to remove it, which involves progressively removing layers of skin containing cancer cells.
Her nickname is Dr. Pimple Popper, but Dr. Sandra Lee, MD does so much more than squeeze explosive zits. In a new series of Instagram photos, the dermatologist and TLC host showed fans her step-by-step process for treating a patient's skin cancer.
The patient had basal cell carcinoma—the most common form of all skin cancer—on his nose. Lee treated it using Mohs Surgery, a process that involves progressively removing layers of skin containing cancer cells, according to the Mayo Clinic. By the end of the procedure, the man's nose looks good as new!
"A couple mornings every week I do Mohs Micrographic Skin Cancer Surgery, to remove skin cancers like this basal cell carcinoma on this gentleman’s nose," Lee wrote in the caption. "Mohs Surgery is the best way to remove skin cancers like these because it’s all about normal tissue preservation (keeping as much normal skin as possible) and also delivering the extremely low recurrence rates.
"And honestly, it’s FUN because it challenges your creativity! I couldn’t do 'pimple popping' all day, every day, that would drive me crazy!"
Check out the photo series here:
