This archive report was first published on 11 September 2019.
Dr. Pimple Popper Removes 'River Rock' from Patient's Lip ¶
Published on September 11, 2019, a new Instagram video by Dr. Pimple Popper, Sandra Lee, MD, shows her removing a small calcified mass from a patient's lip.
The growth, which Dr. Pimple Popper described as 'a little river rock,' was likely a salivary duct stone, a condition where crystalized components of spit form in the mouth.
Salivary duct stones, also known as sialolithiasis, occur in 1.2 percent of the population and are usually found in the jaw, causing pain while eating. However, they can occasionally develop in the lip, as seen in Dr. Pimple Popper's video.
Dr. Pimple Popper's video shows the stone being removed from the patient's lip, and she then shows it again in slow motion.
According to Raj Waghmare, an emergency physician, salivary duct stones can be a surprise for non-dental medical professionals, and he wrote about removing a painful one from a patient's mouth in a blog post.
