- Dr Pimple Popper pricks spots in procedure called ‘comedonal extraction’
- Blackheads and whiteheads occur when hair follicles become blocked
- Squeezing out sebum allows spots to heal and reduces inflammation
- Procedure is performed by consultant dermatologist under anaesthetic
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Many of us are plagued with ugly whiteheads that take weeks to subside.
We’ll try various tricks and recommendations in the quest for clear skin but would you let a doctor stab yours with a knife until they bleed?
This gruesome video shows Dr Pimple Popper using this method to rid a man of his deep-seated spots.
Not for the squeamish, it shows her injecting his face with anaesthetic, before stabbing at his whiteheads with a blade until blood bubbles out.
Then, she squeezes each individual bump until curls of stringy white sebum emerge from the zits.
The 11-minute video has been watched more than 840,000 times on YouTube.
The man, whose cheek is covered in a smattering on bumpy whiteheads, is having a standard procedure known as ‘comedonal extraction’.
Comedones – or blackheads and whiteheads – occur when hair follicles become blocked with oil and sebum – dead skin cells which form into a thick white paste – creating a raised bump.
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Squeezing out this blockage of fluid theoretically allows the spots to heal and reduces inflammation.
The video shows Dr Pimple Popper, pricking all his whiteheads with a knife, until pools of blood gather on his face which she has to wipe away with a tissue.
As she presses down on his cheeks with the flat tool, thick white fluid swirls out of his pores like worms coming out of woodwork.
She does this with each and every spot until she is satisfied all the sebum has been squeezed out.
In the background of the video, relaxing classical music plays, until she has finished.
This is the gruesome moment Dr Pimple Popper stabs at a man’s spots with a thin blade until they bleed
Using a circular spot-extracting tool, she squeezes at the lumps until thick curls of white sebum stream out
Dr Pimple Popper, whose real name is Dr Sandra Lee, practices at Skin Physicians and Surgeons in Upland, California.
Previously, Dr Anjali Mahto, consultant dermatologist and spokesperson for the British Skin Foundation has told MailOnline it is important this procedure is carried out by a trained professional.
She said: ‘A sterile needle can be used for piercing a whitehead before extraction.
‘It is a recognised procedural technique for comedonal acne but is used more often by aestheticians rather than dermatologists.
‘Theoretically, it will reduce the number of future inflamed lesions but must be carried out by a trained person.
‘There is otherwise a risk of infection, scarring and inflammation with worsening of acne.’
But Dr Emma Wedgeworth, a consultant dermatologist and spokesperson for the British Skin Foundation said she was ‘not an advocate of this procedure.’
She said: ‘It could well leading to scarring, particularly in darker skin types.
‘It’s not tackling the root cause of the problem. You can extract all you like, but the spots will just keep recurring.
‘Much better to address the issue with some effective topical agents or even oral antibiotics if needed.’
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