A woman with hundreds of lumps all over her body due to a ‘gene mutation’ revealed to Dr. Pimple Popper that she even has one dangling below her buttocks.
Dr. Sandra Lee, the host of the TLC reality show, assists patients from across the United States with issues varying from spots that could be tumours to squeezing out blackheads in gratifying footage.
From a ‘third boob’ under an armpit to a man with 400 tumours across his body, the dermatologist and cosmetic surgeon has seen it all. However, a new preview reveals that Talina is hopeful for relief and to feel secure in her own flesh.
According to the NHS, the patient was born with Neurofibromatosis, a genetic disorder that causes benign lesions to develop along the nerves.
Dr. Lee reviews previous patients with the same condition, some of whom have a ‘bag of worms’ sensation, while others have neurofibromas on top of neurofibromas.
‘It almost seems like an insurmountable task,’ she adds, talking about not knowing where to start when patients with the condition come to her for help.
The preview then transitions to a segment of Talina demonstrating the lumps to Dr. Lee, who examines them.
She says: ‘So you’re saying that there’s ones here bothering you, the one on where your jeans rub and one on your tush.’
As she examines the bumps, pushing and squeezing them, she remarks that some of them must occasionally become’snagged’ by apparel.
‘It does,’ Talina confirms.
Dr Lee replies: ‘I can see how that would be annoying.’
Talina then reveals the one on her butt, to which Dr. Lee responds, ‘This one is similar to the one on your abdomen.
‘And it also kind of just sticks out like that.’
‘It kind of hangs,’ Talina agrees, as Dr Lee pulls the bump from under her shorts.
The doctor later tells the camera: ‘It can often be tough to make a big cosmetic improvement in these patients, because they just have so many of these, where do you even begin?’
She adds that she can “potentially make a difference” if she specifically addresses some of the broader lumps.
Dr Pimple Popper airs on TLC in America.
Source My Celebrity Life.