Sebum is an oily substance that protect and hydrate the skin’s surface. It mixes with fat molecules, called lipids, to form a protective coating on the skin. The sebaceous glands produce sebum. It ...

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During the surgery to remove this cyst, doctors found another deeply embedded in the mylohyoid muscle at the floor of the mouth, which required careful separation. The content of these lesions was ...

In a new Instagram video, Dr. Pimple Popper squeezes the contents of a large steatocystoma located on a patient's cheek. During the procedure, she uses a comedone extractor to remove the sebum inside ...

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