When Skin Goes Wrong

Season 1

Four top UK dermatologists squeeze, drain, pop and surgically remove cysts, lipomas, acne and anything else that's getting under their patients' skin. The treatment methods are often messy, but the results aren't just skin-changing, they're life-changing.

20193 episodes

TV-14

Unscripted

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S1 E1 - People Like Pus
November 19, 2020
43min
TV-14
Amanda undergoes surgery for a lipoma, and Gary has lipomas all over his arm. A procedure on some cysts causes flying debris. A patient struggles with abscesses. Maressa has developed a grey lump on her face. Joanne tried to remove her head cyst herself.
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S1 E2 - Impusible
November 26, 2020
43min
TV-14
Shaneef hopes to be rid of his huge shoulder lipoma. Dr. Adil tackles a large head cyst. A psoriasis sufferer feels like he's exhausted all treatment options. Lyn has kept the same hairstyle for 20 years in order to hide a big lump on her forehead.
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S1 E3 - Totally Abscessed!
December 20, 2019
43min
TV-14
A patient struggles with neurofibromatosis -- small jelly-filled sacs that arise over his nerves. Two lipoma sufferers are desperate for help, but one worries about a scar. Also, a patient comes in with a head cyst that's been growing for 15 years.
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