10 of the best Dr. Pimple Popper videos of 2021 — from squeezing a 'snowball' out of a man's forehead cyst to treating an apple-sized lipoma

Julia NaftulinDec 18, 2021, 04:02 IST

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In 2021, Dr. Pimple Popper starred in season 5 of her television show "Dr. Pimple Popper."
She also uploaded video of her popping, squeezing, and slicing various cysts and lipomas.

Dr. Pimple Popper, one of the internet's most beloved dermatologists, didn't let the pandemic stop her from treating patients in 2021.

Instead, Dr. Pimple Popper, whose real name is Dr. Sandra Lee, set up an outdoor consultation center at her Upland, California office. There, Dr. Pimple Popper met with a bevy of people from across the country with lipomas, cysts, and other mysterious growths.

Lee also gave an inside look into her skin treatments on her YouTube page throughout the year.

Here are the best pimple-popping videos of the year.

At the start of 2021, Dr. Pimple Popper squeezed 'mashed potatoes' out of a man's neck cyst.

Dr. Pimple Popper examines one of Juan's cysts.TLC

On the season 5 premiere of her TLC show "Dr. Pimple Popper," the celebrity dermatologist saw a man named Juan whose body was covered in golf ball-sized boils.

Juan noticed the bumps when he was 13. They only increased in number and size over the years, which led to him getting bullied in school. He eventually dropped out.

Juan said he'd seen other doctors for his condition, many were afraid to touch him once they saw the extent of his growths. They drained Juan's growths, but they grew back a few months later.

To start, Lee went after Juan's largest cyst, which was the size of a grapefruit, on the back of Juan's neck. She numbed the area and then cut it open, and an off-white chunky liquid gushed out.

On the season 5 premiere of her TLC show Dr. Pimple Popper, the celebrity dermatologist saw a man named Juan whose body was covered in golf ball-sized boils.

Juan noticed the bumps when he was 13. They only increased in number and size over the years, which led to him getting bullied in school. He eventually dropped out.

Juan said he'd seen other doctors for his condition, many were afraid to touch him once they saw the extent of his growths. They drained Juan's growths, but they grew back a few months later.

To start, Lee went after Juan's largest cyst, which was the size of a grapefruit, on the back of Juan's neck. She numbed the area and then cut it open, and an off-white chunky liquid gushed out.

Dr. Pimple Popper also treated a man with a rare genetic disorder that left painful, embarrassing, and bleeding-prone bumps around his nose and eyes.

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On the second episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper"this year, Lee saw another man, also named Juan.

Juan had tuberous sclerosis, a condition that can cause growths both inside and outside the body. These growths can lead to other conditions like cognitive disabilities, heart problems, and in Juan's case, epileptic seizures. He's been taking medication to control the seizures since he turned 10.

Dr. Pimple Popper used a small surgical blade, cauterizing pen, scissors, and her fingers to gently remove bumps around Juan's eyes and nose.

On the second episode of Dr. Pimple Popperthis year, Lee saw another man, also named Juan.

Dr. Pimple Popper used a small surgical blade, cauterizing pen, scissors, and her fingers to gently remove bumps around Juan's eyes and nose.

Twin sisters Tracie and Stacie saw Dr. Pimple Popper for their matching pilar cysts on their scalps.

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The twins came to Dr. Pimple Popper's office after they both developed multiple golf ball-sized lumps on their scalps.

"I just want a normal life, to go out in public and not have people stare at me," Stacie said.

Dr. Pimple Popper identified their growths as pilar cysts, protein-filled sacs that are non-cancerous and not genetic.

To treat Stacie and Tracie, Dr. Pimple Popper sliced through each of their cysts with a surgical blade and then squeezed out their oatmeal-like insides.

The twins came to Dr. Pimple Popper's office after they both developed multiple golf ball-sized lumps on their scalps.

I just want a normal life, to go out in public and not have people stare at me, Stacie said.

Dr. Pimple Popper identified their growths as pilar cysts, protein-filled sacs that are non-cancerous and not genetic.

To treat Stacie and Tracie, Dr. Pimple Popper sliced through each of their cysts with a surgical blade and then squeezed out their oatmeal-like insides.

On YouTube, Dr. Lee uploaded a video of her treatment for an apple-sized lipoma on a woman's shoulder blade.

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After numbing the woman's shoulder-blade area with an injection, Dr. Pimple Popper made an incision through the lipoma's center so she could drain its insides.

Dr. Pimple Popper used surgical scissors and her fingers to de-attach the fat mass from the woman's body. She squeezed and dug around the opening a few more times to ensure she removed all of the fat, and then used stitches to close the incision and let it heal.

After numbing the woman's shoulder-blade area with an injection, Dr. Pimple Popper made an incision through the lipoma's center so she could drain its insides.

On another episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper," Lee used a spoon to remove patient Marty's cyst.

Dr. Sandra Lee, also known as Dr. Pimple PopperPaul Archuleta / Getty

Marty said his cyst, which he had for 30 years, had previously burst before he visited Dr. Pimple Popper.

To treat the cyst, Lee grabbed a spoon so she could scoop out the cyst's contents without injuring Marty's skin. Afterwards, Dr. Pimple Popper likened the substance to crème brûlée.

"I might have to name the spoon after you," Dr. Pimple Popper told Marty.

Marty said his cyst, which he had for 30 years, had previously burst before he visited Dr. Pimple Popper.

To treat the cyst, Lee grabbed a spoon so she could scoop out the cyst's contents without injuring Marty's skin. Afterwards, Dr. Pimple Popper likened the substance to crème brûlée.

I might have to name the spoon after you, Dr. Pimple Popper told Marty.

In March, Dr. Pimple Popper treated a fat-filled lipoma that was the size of an apple.

Dr. Pimple Popper also removed the scallop-like insides from 5 cysts on a man's face.

The celebrity dermatologist removed grey pus from a cyst that was inches from the patient's mouth.

She found a cyst-within-a-cyst on one man's head.

A man parts his hair behind his head to show one of the cysts growing from his scalp during an episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper."Discovery Plus

During an episode of "Dr. Pimple Popper," the celebrity dermatologist began to remove one cyst from patient Ken's head when she noticed another one next to it.

"He's a booger, let me tell you," Lee said when she saw the growth's two sacs. Still, she was able to remove both growths and stitch up Ken.

According to Lee, Ken's efforts to remove his cysts at home caused a proliferating pilar cyst, or an inflamed cyst that grows another cyst next to it.

During an episode of Dr. Pimple Popper, the celebrity dermatologist began to remove one cyst from patient Ken's head when she noticed another one next to it.

He's a booger, let me tell you, Lee said when she saw the growth's two sacs. Still, she was able to remove both growths and stitch up Ken.

According to Lee, Ken's efforts to remove his cysts at home caused a proliferating pilar cyst, or an inflamed cyst that grows another cyst next to it.

To round out the year, Dr. Pimple Popper squeezed a 'snowball' out of a man's forehead cyst.

During her Christmas television special "A Pimple Carol," Dr. Pimple Popper treated 35-year-old Omar, who had a tangerine-sized bump on his forehead since 2008.

Dr. Pimple Popper first thought Omar had a lipoma, but soon realized he had a cyst, a growth that's filled with keratin, a protein found in skin cells.

Once Dr. Pimple Popper sliced through the cyst, she said it resembled a snowball.

Lee then used scissors and tweezers to gently remove the cyst's lining from the fibers that held it in place and stitched the area up to heal.

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