Save My Skin Season 1, Episode 2 Abcessive Compulsive: Burst to worst
This episode of Save My Skin has some seriously disgusting clients to upset and hook new viewers. Have Dramamine handy when you watch.
The scary thing about Save My Skin is how prevalent these insane skin conditions really are. After a few episodes one has to wonder if there are other British doctors besides Dr. Emma Craythorne handling the various pustules and cysts worthy of nauseous television.
Let’s get to the rankings of this episode titled “Abcessive Compulsive.”
1. Onique
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The thing that Onique believes is drawing attention to her is a huge bump (keloid) on her left ear, caused by a piercing. Honestly, the surgery is minimal. One needle prick to numb it, then the scalpel and scissors come out.
Dr. Emma talks to her during the entire procedure for reassurance, but it does nothing for the log truck sounds rumbling in my stomach. Ultimately the loose skin is sewed back on, and the ear looks relatively normal.
2. Aria
Aria is a man who wants to get rid of facial hair to be more feminine, and says the hair “causes a lot of dysphoria.” The hair removal treatments are done via laser over the course of six treatments and lasts about five years. The whole ordeal is very uneventful, and not nearly as exciting as the worst two patients.
3. Elise
Wow. Before starting this episode, follow the same rules you did before you went swimming as a little kid: if you eat beforehand, make sure you wait 30 minutes before participating. Elise has chronic boils, lesions, and other issues in all the crevices of the body. Her underarms are atrocious, and similar to the smart bug from Starship Troopers, with draining pus drenching her skin, clothes, sheets, etc. She admits her weight is probably a compounding issue, because the various nooks and crannies don’t get the same type of access to air.
It turns out the condition is called Hidradenitis Suppurativa, and you can look at the related images at your own peril. Dr. Emma recommends a severe medication, but Elise worries about the side effects. The follow-up appointment looks better, but still alarming. Anything is better than the sucking chest wound that was previously in her armpits.
4. Victor
Look up Brooke-Spiegler Syndrome if you wish, but Victor has the rare condition that makes his head look like an absolute minefield, and here’s the video of his intro.
Attacking the large bumps is the only real strategy for Victor. At one point a cylindroma—which looks like a bloody Navy bean—is popped out, leaving a mini-sphincter on his head. It’s eventually sewed up, and leads to the potential for future successful appointments. Overall it’s pretty awesome the results that he receives.
On the other hand, so many parts of his face and head are bandaged after the procedure, it looks like he took some buckshot from about 20 meters.
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Save My Skin airs Thursdays at 9/8c on TLC.