Dr. Pimple Popper is here with a new Instagram video to remind everyone to wear sunscreen. In case the risk of burns and developing skin cancer isn't enough to convince you to slather on the SPF, the sun could also cause you to develop solar comedones-a.k.a. oversized dark blackheads near your eyes. Fun!
Dr. Pimple Popper captioned the video: "Some #Solarcomedones to (belatedly) commemorate Sunscreen Day! #wearyoursunscreenkids "
Naturally, Dr. Pimple Popper gets right to the main event, with her trusty comedone extractor in hand. She puts pressure on each blackhead to clear out the pore.
Like little shoots of grass, little shoots of blackheads," the doctor says.
Btw: Solar comedones are blackheads and whiteheads, that occur because of chronic sun exposure. Dr. Pimple Popper says solar comedones generally pop up around the eyes, and they're also known as Favre-Racouchot syndrome. While Favre-Racouchot is more common in middle-aged white men, the condition does occur in about 10 percent of Americans so any sun worshippers are at risk, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD).
View this post on Instagram Some #Solarcomedones to (belatedly) commemorate Sunscreen Day! get your own OFFICIAL Dr. Pimple Popper extractor at www.drpimplepopper.com/shop #wearyoursunscreenkids #drpimplepopper A post shared by Sandra Lee, MD, FAAD, FAACS (@drpimplepopper) on May 28, 2019 at 4:32pm PDT
In the U.S., solar comedones also are more common on the left sides of people's faces, according to the AOCD. It makes sense: When you drive, you get more sun exposure on the left side through the car window.
Solar comedones sure aren't pretty, but they do make for some awfully satisfying pops.