'Dr Pimple Popper' Season 8: Dr Sandra Lee freezes off Edith's Seborrheic Keratoses and ends her Scabies
On Wednesday, July 20, Dr Sandra Lee takes on a new batch of high-risk patients in the second episode of Season 8 of 'Dr Pimple Popper,' which airs on TLC. Dr Lee speaks with Edith, a patient who recently received unexpected news about her itchy skin.
Edith, 67, of Portsmouth, VA, has growths on both sides of her face, from her temple to her jaw, and again from her shoulders to the middle of her back. The size ranges from a pinpoint to a pea and finally to a nipple. They're all rough and remind her of broccoli. They itch, and Edith admits to scratching them in the past. She is now concerned that she is transferring them from one side of her face to the other.
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Edith first saw them approximately 20 years ago, and the growths began erupting all over her face about 15 years ago. They began to grow in size, and it appeared that another would appear and join the other. She admits to seeing a doctor before who claimed that nothing can be done. She's gotten so many of them that hiding them is becoming increasingly difficult. She seeks a permanent solution from Dr Lee to resume her social life and actively participate in her children's lives.
Edith is now experiencing itching between her fingers and on her wrists, which makes her concerned that it is the beginning of what she already has on her face. She travels to Upland, California, with her daughter, Francis to see Dr Lee determine whether the continual itching all over her body is the same as the one on her face. Dr Lee examines Edith's face and diagnoses her with Seborrheic Keratosis. She says that they are not a cause for concern and that the spread has nothing to do with her continual itching. Dr Lee claims that she can freeze them with a cold spray, causing them to scale up and fall off.
Dr Lee can see the scratches on Edith's hand because the marks on her arm are oriented in a precise direction. Because the skin is darker, she can see where Edith has scratched frequently in the past. The one on her wrist, on the other hand, is new and driving her nuts. Edith explains that she has been itching for a month. Dr Lee adds that she has noticed some strange findings on Edith's wrist and hand folds that she believes are unrelated to her Seborrheic Keratoses. When Dr Lee detects white moving patches, which are usually an indicator of a mite that lives on human skin, she suspects a couple of things are going on around here. Scabies is a more prevalent term. She described it as a mite that is unique to humans and can cause extreme itching. Edith has it on her wrist and between her fingers, as is common in people. She won't know for sure until she scrapes the surface and analyses the tissue under a microscope. Under the microscope, she will be able to see small mites, their eggs, and their feces.
According to Dr Lee, when mites excrete, it generates a little reaction on the skin, making humans incredibly irritable. She finds burrows on Edith that are caused by scabies, which are caused by human-specific mites that live on our skin. She tells viewers to look for them on the wrist, in finger creases, around the belly button, and in the groin. She adds that the white and grey lines are trails for the mites to follow as they crawl inside the skin. She goes on to say that we itch not because of the tiny mites that dwell on our skin, but because of the irritation created by their feces. So she resolves to do two things with Edith. To assess whether she can diagnose scabies, she must first scrape one of these burrows and inspect it under a microscope. The second is for the treatment of Seborrheic Keratoses. She plans to use liquid nitrogen to freeze off as many as Edith can stand due to the pain.
Dr Lee uses liquid nitrogen to target the larger markings on her face. She describes how difficult it is for individuals to apply liquid nitrogen to their skin. She particularly induces frostbite on Seborrheic Keratoses but not on the skin because harsh treatment could damage the skin. Dr Lee then scrapes some of the spots on Edith's hand to see if she can get a mite off of it and confirms it with a peek under the microscope. Edith has scabies, according to the sample. She shows Edith and her daughter a video of the microscopic view and prescribes a cream for her and the people she lives with to apply to their complete bodies from head to toe since scabies can be passed on from human to human.
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Edith notices a distinct difference on her face two months after her appointment with Dr Lee. According to her, the scabies treatment is also effective. She is no longer afraid to be social and no longer hides.
'Dr Pimple Popper' Season 8 airs on TLC every Wednesday at 9 pm.
