Acne, also known as acne vulgaris, is a long-term skin disease that occurs when hair follicles are clogged with dead skin cells and oil from the skin. It is characterized by blackheads or whiteheads, pimples, oily skin, and possible scarring Sebaceous Cyst A sebaceous cyst is a small lump or bump under the skin. This type of cyst is not cancerous. They are most often found on the face, neck, upper back, and upper chest, but can occur on other sites of the body as well. Usually, a sebaceous cyst grows very slowly and doesn’t cause pain.

Rosacea is a common rash, found on the central part of the face, usually of a middle-aged person. A tendency to flush easily is followed by persistent redness on the cheeks, chin, forehead and nose, and by crops of small inflamed red bumps and pus spots.

Telangiastacia – Dilated small blood vessels on the skin or membranes anywhere on the body.

Acne scarring – Leftover scars and pitting for clients that have had Grade IV acne.

Stretch marks – Irregular lines or streaks found on women and men on the skin where it has been stretched or distended, especially due to pregnancy, sudden weight gain, and obesity.

Cherry angiomas – These are common skin growths that can develop on most areas of the body they have small blood vessels inside of them that give them their reddish color.

Milia – Tiny white bumps that get trapped under the epidermis.

Seborrheic keratosis – Non-cancerous skin condition that appears as a waxy brown, black, or tan growth.

Nodules – Fixed swelling of the tissue that is firm and looks like knots under the skin.

Skin tags – Small soft benign skin growth that are harmless but the appearance can be unsightly.

Spider Veins – Dilated capillaries on the skin, resembling spider legs.

Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra – These are common brown moles that look similar to skin tags; they are common in African Americans or races with darker skin tones.

Syringoma – Benign growths of the sweat gland that appear around the eyes or the neck area.

Moles/macules – These are a collection of pigmented areas that reside on the top layers of the epidermis, usually in a brown, blueish, or black pigment.

Impetigo – This is a bacterial infection that involves the superficial skin. The most common presentation is yellowish crusts on the face, arms, or legs.

Herpes/cold sores – Herpes simplex is a viral disease caused by the herpes simplex virus. Oral herpes involves the face or mouth. It may result in small blisters in groups often called cold sores or fever blisters.

Fungal ringworm – Ringworm of the Face (Tinea Faciei) Ringworm on the face outside of the beard area is called tinea faciei. On the face, ringworm is rarely ring-shaped. Characteristically, it causes red, scaly patches with indistinct edges.

Lice – Adult lice infest hairs of the scalp, axilla, chest, pubic and rarely, eyebrows, and eyelashes. Infestation of lice on eyebrows or eyelashes is most commonly caused by phthirus pubis, which is transferred by hand contact from the genital area to the eye.

Age spots – Also known as liver spots brown or black spots that come with aging.

Jowls – Jowls are loose fleshly parts of the jawline that starts to hang more prominently as we age.

Hooded eyes – Excess skin that’s folding down from the brow bone to the lash line, which obscures your crease, shrinks your eyelids and can make you look drowsy.

CAUTION

Any suspicious moles that look irregular, crusted or discolored should not have any procedure performed.

Some moles are precancerous or cancerous some examples are shown here.