A woman has her “melon-sized” lipoma removed from her shoulder in a procedure she describes as “mission impossible” in Dr. Pimple Popper.
In tonight’s episode of the TLC show, Jackie, 50, from Indiana, explains how for the past nine years, she has lived with a huge lump the size of a bowling ball on the back of her right shoulder.
“My belly looks like a big melon,” she says. ‘It has a strange shape, it sticks out, it’s just huge.’
The large, protruding red lump has been causing Jackie pain for almost a decade, and is showing no signs of abating.
Jackie (pictured), 50, from Indiana, has the “melon-sized” lipoma removed from her shoulder in a procedure she describes as “mission impossible” in tonight’s episode of Dr. Pimple Popper
The big, protruding red lump has been making Jackie sad for almost a decade. In the photo, in process of removal
“I have this condition for about nine years, it was very small, but it was coming out”, he reveals. ‘About a year ago, my cock tripled in size and I was examined by a family doctor. He just said it was a very common tumor.
Before the bump came, Jackie had an active social lifestyle. But now, she feels ashamed to leave and has retired to her garden.
“Since the swelling has increased, I avoid people whenever I can,” she admits. “If I didn’t have my garden, I would probably never leave the house. I’m in a shell now, while before I was more out there and bubbly. ‘
In addition to the impact the lump had on his daily life, it caused Jackie constant pain and discomfort.
“I just want to sit and block the whole world and get some stability,” she says. ‘Most of the time, I can’t even get comfortable enough to do that.’
Jackie’s bump also prevented her rapper husband’s plans to involve her in one of her hip-hop home videos.
Jackie says it would be nice to just wake up and look in the mirror and not see the ‘huge thing’ on his back (photo)
“He really wants me to be on camera with him, but most of the time I don’t, no, no,” says Jackie.
Above all, she just wants to be what she was before.
‘It would be nice to just wake up and look in the mirror and not see this huge thing on my back,’ she says.
At the end of her bonds, Jackie travels to California to see Dr. Pimple Popper – also known as Dermatological Surgeon Dr. Sandra Lee – in her new COVID-adapted clinic to see if she can say a long-awaited goodbye to the core. on your back.
Having already had a video conference with Jackie, Dr. Lee can now see Jackie’s belly down for the first time in person.
Without putting Jackie on the knife, she won’t be sure, but based on the CT scan, the specialist suspects she is dealing with a lipoma.
“There are small septações, which means that there are small bands that are going through it and that keep it in place”, she explains. “It’s kind of confined within this network of fibrous tissue, which makes it more difficult to remove.”
Examining firsthand, Dr. Lee is shocked by the weight of Jackie’s core.
“It starts to weigh, it’s very heavy,” she says.
Due to the size of the lipoma, Dr. Lee warns Jackie that there is a chance that she will not be able to remove it, but promises that they will open it and see what they are dealing with.
“I’m a little stressed and a little anxious, but I’m trying to overcome doubts and make it an excellent day,” says Jackie.
Brought to the operating room, Jackie has her melon-sized shoulder anesthetized with local anesthetic, ready for Dr. Lee to make his first incision.
Cutting through the top and through the center of the lump, Jackie’s stretched skin splits, revealing a ball of yellow gelatinous fat. Dr. Lee’s suspicions are confirmed: it’s a lipoma.
“So far, it looks good,” says Dr. Lee, as she starts wagging her finger, trying to get the lipoma off Jackie’s skin. But soon the specialist realizes the size of the work at hand.
‘I can feel all these little networks, I shouldn’t have been talking so soon!’ she admits. ‘I was right, this lipoma is definitely going to be a struggle, it has a lot of septa, it has a lot of firm tissue and scar just holding that lipoma in place.’
Unable to remove the lipoma all at once, the complicated nature in which the lipoma was formed forces Dr. Lee to remove it, piece by piece, as she gradually releases it from Jackie’s back.
The 50-year-old woman says the lump causes constant pain and discomfort. In the photo, trying to establish
As Dr. Lee says, it is a challenging procedure that requires perseverance.
“There is a room full of laser beams, but now they are septa, and I am trying to get this lipoma out without cutting anything that shouldn’t be,” she says. ‘It’s like an impossible lipoma mission!’
Carefully, Dr. Lee removes the massive lipoma piece by piece, and after what seems like years, Jackie is eventually free of the lipoma.
“Jackie’s lipoma gave me some problems, I think I took it all,” says Dr. Lee, giving a sigh of relief. ‘Impossible lipoma: mission accomplished!’
Using a hand mirror, Jackie can see his shoulder without a lipoma and cannot believe what he is seeing.
‘Oh my God, this looks so incredible!’ Jackie says happily. ‘There is no more huge swelling there, and to see my smooth skin, and see the spots, and then look and be able to see my tattoo again, I haven’t seen that tattoo in nine years!’
On some scales, Jackie’s lipoma weighs more than 6 pounds.
‘I can’t believe it really came out of me, it’s so amazing!’ she says.
Dr. Pimple Popper returns to TLC for a new series at 10 pm on Thursdays, starting January 28, and broadcast on Discovery +