Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2022 Oct-Dec;15(4):416-417.
doi: 10.4103/JCAS.JCAS_255_20.

Surgical Pearl: Dissecting Forceps Wrapped with Adhesive Tape for Atraumatic Periorbital Senile Comedone Extraction

Muhammed Mukhtar  1
Affiliations

Surgical Pearl: Dissecting Forceps Wrapped with Adhesive Tape for Atraumatic Periorbital Senile Comedone Extraction

Muhammed Mukhtar. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2022 Oct-Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: Micropore; old age; prick incision; subcutaneous bleeding; tissue injury.

PubMed Disclaimer

Conflict of interest statement

There are no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Conventional comedone extractor (A), angular dissecting forceps and micropore adhesive tape (B), and wrapped tips of forceps with tape (C)
Figure 2
Figure 2
(A) The senile comedone over loose, thin infra-orbital region. (B–E) The senile comedone is extracted out with a tissue forceps wrapped with micropore adhesive tape. (F) The extracted senile comedone lesions
Figure 3
Figure 3
Conventional comedone extractor (A) and micropore wrapped forceps (B) for periorbital region and eyelid for comedone extraction
See this image and copyright information in PMC

References

    1. Mukhtar M, Sharma R. Surgical pearl: The safety pin as a better alternative to the versatile paper clip comedo extractor. Int J Dermatol. 2004;43:967–8. - PubMed
    1. Kaya TI, Tursen U, Kokturk A, Ikizoglu G. An effective extraction technique for the treatment of closed macrocomedones. Dermatol Surg. 2003;29:741–4. - PubMed
    1. Mukhtar M. Surgical pearl: Dissecting forceps with polytube for periorbital senile comedone extraction. J Skin Stem Cell. 2020;7:e104632. - PMC - PubMed