Dermatosis Papulosa Nigra is not one of the most common blemishes I treat but one that I see probably 4-5 times a month and the results with treatment can be fantastic. Most clients do not know they have this and it certainly is a bit of a mouthful to say so as a practitioner it’s called DPN for short. It is in the same family as Seborrheic Keratosis. This is a gentleman I saw recently who presented with this blemish and as you can see he has multiple blemishes on his cheek: We are due to start treatment in a few weeks as he has been skin tested and this

Filiform Warts or Skin Tags that is the question. I can’t tell you how many times I have seen clients who come in with what they consider to be a skin tag or have been told by the doctor is one where indeed it is a filiform wart. Sometimes they look very similar, so this can be an easy mistake. However look a little closer at the texture first and then the head as I like to call it and you will see individual prongs forming the top of the wart, in addition, it feels firmer and sometimes a little rough. I see them mostly on the face or the

I love to share my client’s blemish removal journey and this Skin Tag removal one was particularly satisfying for both my client and me. This gentleman came to me because he wanted to remove two fairly large blemishes on his lower back which were starting to rub and catch on the top of his trousers and become a nuisance to him. In addition, he felt they were unsightly and just wanted them gone. Although skin tags can be found anywhere on the body, these were the first two I have seen side by side on the lower back like this. I assume they have appeared due to the rubbing of