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JONAS E. SCHREIDER, M.D.

AMA Arch Derm. 1956;74(1):96.

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Many dermatologists recognize that the expression of comedones and the incision and expression of small milia and pustules are a distinct adjunct to the treatment of acne. One of the usual methods for accomplishing this is to incise the lesion, if incision is necessary, with a scalpel or a small knife, such as a Graefe cataract knife, and then to express the contents of the lesion with a suitable expressor. Another method is to use a Saalfield comedone extractor, which combines a fixed pointed blade at one end and a small spoon-shaped expressor foot at the other. Utilization of the first procedure requires that two instruments he handled, whereas the second procedure requires that the instrument be revolved 180 degrees each time. Moreover, the Saalfield comedone extractor, with its fixed blade, requires that the blade be sharpened from time to time, and the spoon-shaped expressor, or foot, with the . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Walnut Creek, Calif.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Aug. 16, 1955.

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine.

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