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In a new Instagram post, aka, dermatologist and shows the results of a patient who was treated for a severe case of rhinophyma two months earlier. , according to the National Institutes of Health, is an extreme form of rosacea resulting in a bulbous, cosmetic nasal deformity. This is the result of skin thickening on the nose. Besides being cosmetically undesirable for some patients, severe rhinophyma can also block the nasal passages, making breathing difficult. According to the post, the condition is not uncommon for Dr. Lee to see in her patients.
In the last two weeks, I have tackled at least six severe rhinophyma cases, including patients traveling from Florida and Texas, Dr. Lee writes in the caption of the post. The patients were the true champs going thru [sic] the procedure it can be a scary thing when a 5-foot-tall woman theyve never met comes at them with a surgical instrument to reshape their noses!
The procedure Dr. Lee is referring to includes carving the nose down with a heated surgical loop that burn excess away skin. This type of can commonly be seen on Dr. Lees TLC show, Dr. Pimple Popper . Though the procedure may sound brutal, Dr. Lee explains in the post that recovery is more annoying than painful. With results like this two months later, its obvious why Dr. Pimple Popper is known for treating skin conditions seemingly more complex than your average pimple popping.
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View this post on Instagram Today was like 3 workdays to me! So many complicated and different procedures! In the last two weeks I have tackled at least 6 severe rhinophyma cases, including patients traveling from Florida and Texas. The patients were the true champs going thru the procedure - it can be a scary thing when a 5 foot tall woman theyve never met comes at them with a surgical instrument to reshape their noses! Im so lucky to have supportive staff and great patients and we make the procedure comfortable and its more an annoying rather than painful recovery. It was wonderful today, to see this patient who had the procedure about 2 months ago come back in for a follow up. Makes all the stress and work very worth it. Happy weekend to everyone! #drpimplepopper A post shared by Sandra Lee, MD, FAAD, FAACS (@drpimplepopper) on Aug 23, 2019 at 5:33pm PDT
Season 3 of Dr. Pimple Popper will return to TLC later this year.